How common is the surname Caprio?

1,955 people in the United States had the surname Caprio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,926 Americans. It ranked 15,090th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Caprio?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Caprio identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Caprio?

Frank Caprio, American lawyer and politician (1936–2025).

Where is the surname Caprio most common?

Wikidata records people named Caprio in the United States.

Is the surname Caprio getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,955 in 2010, down 2.9%.

The surname Caprio

An Italian surname, carried by 1,955 people in the United States.

3 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). Caprio is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Caprio.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,955 people named Caprio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,926 Americans. That is down 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,014.

#15,090

rank among US surnames

1,955

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-2.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,787)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,090	Palombo	1,955	157,926
#15,099	Schaible	1,954	158,007

Who is named Caprio

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

92% of people named Caprio identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.8%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Caprios

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Caprio
American lawyer and politician (1936–2025)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Caprio

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

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Caprio come from?: Borrowed from Italian Caprio.
How common is the surname Caprio?: 1,955 people in the United States had the surname Caprio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,926 Americans. It ranked 15,090th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Caprio?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Caprio identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Caprio?: Frank Caprio, American lawyer and politician (1936–2025).
Where is the surname Caprio most common?: Wikidata records people named Caprio in the United States.
Is the surname Caprio getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,955 in 2010, down 2.9%.