How common is the surname Capra?

2,352 people in the United States had the surname Capra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,269 Americans. It ranked 13,053rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Capra?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Capra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Capra?

Fritjof Capra, American physicist (1939-), followed by Francis Capra.

Where is the surname Capra most common?

Wikidata records people named Capra in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Capra getting more or less common?

More common. 2,022 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,352 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Capra

A surname, carried by 2,352 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Capra is more common than 92% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,352 people named Capra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,269 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,022.

#13,053

rank among US surnames

2,352

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+16.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,742)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,049	Atkin	2,353	131,214
#13,053	Class	2,352	131,269
#13,057	Vowell	2,351	131,325

Who is named Capra

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

91% of people named Capra identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Capras

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fritjof Capra
American physicist (1939-)
Francis Capra
American actor, born 1983
Beatrice Capra
American tennis player, born 1992
Frank Capra, Jr.
American film producer (1934–2007)

Notable Capras come mostly from the United States (3) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Capra

Capra has the Soundex code C160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C160.

Questions

How common is the surname Capra?: 2,352 people in the United States had the surname Capra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,269 Americans. It ranked 13,053rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Capra?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Capra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Capra?: Fritjof Capra, American physicist (1939-), followed by Francis Capra.
Where is the surname Capra most common?: Wikidata records people named Capra in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Capra getting more or less common?: More common. 2,022 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,352 in 2010, up 16%.