How common is the surname Capote?

1,798 people in the United States had the surname Capote in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,716 Americans. It ranked 16,100th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Capote?

Truman Capote, American writer (1924-1984).

Where is the surname Capote most common?

Wikidata records people named Capote in the United States.

Is the surname Capote getting more or less common?

More common. 1,386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,798 in 2010, up 30%.

The surname Capote

A surname, carried by 1,798 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Capote is more common than 90.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,798 people named Capote in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,716 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,386.

#16,100

rank among US surnames

1,798

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+29.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,407)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,098	Ferron	1,799	171,621
#16,100	Coughlan	1,798	171,716
#16,108	Parshall	1,797	171,812

Who is named Capote

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Capote identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Capotes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Truman Capote
American writer (1924-1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Capote

Capote has the Soundex code C130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C130.

Questions

How common is the surname Capote?: 1,798 people in the United States had the surname Capote in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,716 Americans. It ranked 16,100th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Capote?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Capote identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Capote?: Truman Capote, American writer (1924-1984).
Where is the surname Capote most common?: Wikidata records people named Capote in the United States.
Is the surname Capote getting more or less common?: More common. 1,386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,798 in 2010, up 30%.