Explore the Family Name Caprara

The meaning of Caprara

Italian (southern): 1. habitational name from a place in Sicily named Caprara, from Latin capraria ‘goat pasture, enclosure or shelter for goats’. 2. from the feminine form of Capraro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Angelo, Fausto.

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

Data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides insight into the popularity of the surname Caprara in the United States. In 2000, Caprara ranked as the 46,523rd most popular surname with a count of 431 occurrences. By 2010, the rank had slightly dropped to 49,268 and the count mildly decreased to 427, translating to a change of -5.9 in rank and -0.93 in count. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also saw a decline from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, representing a 12.5% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,523	#49,268	-5.9%
Count	431	427	-0.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Caprara

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Caprara identify as White, with this group making up 96.75% in 2000 and growing to 97.89% by 2010. The second largest ethnic identity for this surname is Hispanic, albeit significantly smaller at 1.62% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 1.64% in 2010. There was also a small proportion (1.62%) identifying with two or more races in 2000, which appears to have fallen to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Caprara surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	97.89%	1.18%
Hispanic	1.62%	1.64%	1.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.62%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%