Explore the Family Name Capozzoli

The meaning of Capozzoli

Italian (southern): from a diminutive of Capozzi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Pasquale, Antonio, Donato, Luciano, Rocco, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Capozzoli has seen minor fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 24,914th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slightly decreased in rank to the 25,793rd position. This represents a drop of approximately 3.53%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals carrying the Capozzoli surname increased from 937 people in 2000 to 955 in 2010, marking a slight growth of nearly 1.92%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by about 8.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,914	#25,793	-3.53%
Count	937	955	1.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Capozzoli

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Capozzoli surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data show that the significant majority of individuals identify as White -- 95.09% in 2000 and growing marginally to 95.60% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, increasing slightly from 2.45% in 2000 to 2.62% in 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 0.53% to none during this period, while those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease of 43.62%. The 2010 census also recorded a new entry of Black ethnicity at 0.52%, which was absent in 2000. No individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.09%	95.6%	0.54%
Hispanic	2.45%	2.62%	6.94%
Two or More Races	1.49%	0.84%	-43.62%
Black	0%	0.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%