Find out how popular the last name Capriotti is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Capriotti.

Capriotti, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Capriotti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Capriotti in America

Capriotti is the 25403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Capriotti surname appeared 974 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Capriotti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Capriotti to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Capriotti

The surname Capriotti has its origins in Italy, with the earliest records indicating it emerged in the region of Campania during the 16th century. The name is derived from the Italian word "capra," which means goat, and likely originated as a descriptive nickname or occupational surname for someone who worked with or raised goats.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name Capriotti can be found in the baptismal records of the Church of San Giovanni Battista in Naples, dating back to the late 1500s. The name was particularly prevalent in the surrounding areas of Caserta, Avellino, and Benevento during this time.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the Capriotti surname was Francesco Capriotti, a renowned painter from the town of Aversa near Naples. He was active between 1620 and 1650 and is renowned for his religious works adorning several churches in the region.

Another historical reference to the name Capriotti can be found in the records of the Archivio di Stato di Napoli, which document a legal dispute over land ownership between the Capriotti family and a neighboring clan in the early 1700s.

The 19th century saw the migration of many Capriotti families to the Americas, particularly to the United States and Argentina. One notable individual was Giuseppe Capriotti, born in 1832 in the town of Airola, Campania, who emigrated to Philadelphia in the 1860s and became a successful businessman and prominent member of the Italian-American community.

Another significant figure was Vincenzo Capriotti, a political activist and journalist from Naples who lived from 1845 to 1919. He was an outspoken advocate for Italian unification and played a role in the Risorgimento movement.

In more recent history, the name Capriotti has been carried by individuals such as Antonio Capriotti, an Italian-American entrepreneur who founded the popular Capriotti's Sandwich Shop chain in the United States in the 1970s, and Gino Capriotti, an Italian football player who played for several clubs in the 1960s and 1970s, including Juventus and Roma.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Capriotti

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Capriotti.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Capriotti was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Capriotti has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Capriotti was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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