Explore the Family Name Capriotti

The meaning of Capriotti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a diminutive of Caprio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Romeo, Amedeo, Dante, Dino, Enrico, Franco, Pasquale, Reno, Salvatore, Sante, Sylvio.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Capriotti" slightly declined in the decade between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 24,224th place in 2000 to 25,403rd place in 2010, marking a decrease of 4.87%. Despite the drop in ranking, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally by 0.41%, from 970 in 2000 to 974 in 2010. However, when expressed as a proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of this surname decreased by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,224	#25,403	-4.87%
Count	970	974	0.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Capriotti

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Capriotti". Over the 10-year period, there was a slight decline in individuals with this surname identifying as White, from 96.7% in 2000 to 94.35% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 24.22%, rising from 2.89% to 3.59% over the decade. There were also new instances of individuals identifying as part of two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native, at 0.92% and 0.72% respectively in 2010. Notably, there weren't any reported cases of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	94.35%	-2.43%
Hispanic	2.89%	3.59%	24.22%
Two or More Races	0%	0.92%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%