Explore the Family Name Capaldi

The meaning of Capaldi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Capaldo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Domenic, Gino, Guido, Sabatino, Carlo, Francesco, Natale, Sandro, Tullio.

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How common is the last name Capaldi in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Capaldi held a rank of 25,242 in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to 26,086 in 2010, indicating a decrease of approximately 3.34%. The count of individuals with this surname increased from 921 in 2000 to 939 in 2010, showing a minor growth of about 1.95%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname Capaldi decreased by roughly 5.88% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,242	#26,086	-3.34%
Count	921	939	1.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Capaldi

When it comes to ethnicity, the Capaldi surname showed some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there was a slight increase of 0.75% in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander while the count for American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained the same. Individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 55.76% in the same period. The majority ethnic identity associated with the Capaldi surname remained White at 95.77% in 2000 and 95.31% in 2010. There were minor increases among those identifying as Hispanic (from 0.76% to 1.28%) and Black (from 1.09% to 1.70%).

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	95.31%	-0.48%
Black	1.09%	1.7%	55.96%
Hispanic	0.76%	1.28%	68.42%
Two or More Races	2.17%	0.96%	-55.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.75%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%