Explore the Family Name Capua

The meaning of Capua

Italian (southern): habitational name from Capua in Caserta province in Campania. The placename is Etruscan and means ‘city of the marshes’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giulio, Rosario, Angelo, Antonio, Carlo, Carmine, Guilio, Sal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Capua has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 57,705th in 2000, it slipped to 61,745th by 2010, marking a 7% drop. The count of people carrying this surname also slightly decreased from 330 to 325 over the same period, a minimal decline of 1.52%. As a result, the proportion of people named Capua per 100,000 people slid down by 8.33%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,705	#61,745	-7%
Count	330	325	-1.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Capua

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Capua also experienced changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander from 13.33% to 17.54%, a significant rise of around 31.58%. Interestingly, there were no individuals identified as being of two or more races in 2000, but by 2010, this group accounted for 2.46% of those with the Capua surname. Conversely, those identifying as White decreased from 82.42% to 77.85%, a dip of 5.54%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also fell by 29.04%, from 3.03% to 2.15%. No change was observed in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories as they remained at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.42%	77.85%	-5.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	13.33%	17.54%	31.58%
Two or More Races	0%	2.46%	0%
Hispanic	3.03%	2.15%	-29.04%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%