Explore the Family Name Capistran

The meaning of Capistran

Hispanic (Mexico; Capistrán): from a variant of the Spanish personal name Capistrano, shortened from San Juan Capistrano (see Capistrano 1). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Eleno, Gerardo, Jaime, Jesus, Juan, Pedro, Alfredo, Alonso, Ana, Armando, Benito, Bernardo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Capistran has experienced a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 27,386 in 2000, it moved up the list to 23,333 in 2010, showing a growth of 14.8%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname increased by 31.6%, moving from 829 in 2000 to 1,091 in 2010. This boosted its proportion per 100k from 0.31 to 0.37, indicating an approximate increase of 19.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,386	#23,333	14.8%
Count	829	1,091	31.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.37	19.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Capistran

In terms of ethnic identity, the census data reveals interesting shifts within the Capistran surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 34.52%, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero. There was also a decrease of 14.56% in the white population carrying this surname. On the other hand, the Hispanic community saw a rise in the use of the surname Capistran, increasing by 5.86%. The Black community, along with the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, did not show any change, remaining at zero throughout both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	74.55%	78.92%	5.86%
White	23.28%	19.89%	-14.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	0.55%	-34.52%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%