# Capito (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/capito/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 566 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,948 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 545,487 people |
| Change since 2000 | -7.7% (613 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæpɪtoʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Capito or Capitò, a reduced form of the personal name Agapito. * Borrowed from German Capito, a Latinized form of the surnames Haupt or Kopf.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Capito in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 11% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Caputo, Capote, Cupit, Cavitt, Cepeda, Chabot, Chaput, Cabot, Chiappetta, Cabada, Cubit, Cuppett.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.