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    The surname Crapo

    A Sicilian surname, carried by 1,155 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɹeɪpoʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex C610

    Crapo: #22,319 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Crapo #22,319, 1,155 people Crapo: #22,319 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Crapo #22,319, 1,155 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Crapo is more common than 86.2% of them.

    Origin

    Sicilian origin

    Uncertain origin and variable origins depending on the ancestry of the bearer : * In some cases, possibly borrowed from Sicilian crapu (“he-goat”), masculine and obsolete form of crapa (“she-goat”). Compare also Italian capro. * In some cases, from French Crépeau, derived from Middle French Crespeau or Crepeau, itself from Old French cresp.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,155 people named Crapo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 267,312 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,082.

    #22,319
    rank among US surnames
    1,155
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.7%
    change since 2000 (was #22,240)

    Who is named Crapo

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

    95% of people named Crapo identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Crapos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mike Crapo
      American politician and Senator of Idaho since 1999

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Crapo

    Crapo has the Soundex code C610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C610.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Crapo come from?
    Uncertain origin and variable origins depending on the ancestry of the bearer : * In some cases, possibly borrowed from Sicilian crapu (“he-goat”), masculine and obsolete form of crapa (“she-goat”). Compare also Italian capro. * In some cases, from French Crépeau, derived from Middle French…
    How common is the surname Crapo?
    1,155 people in the United States had the surname Crapo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,312 Americans. It ranked 22,319th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Crapo?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Crapo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Crapo?
    Mike Crapo, American politician and Senator of Idaho since 1999.
    Where is the surname Crapo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Crapo in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Crapo?
    Crapo is /ˈkɹeɪpoʊ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Crapo getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,082 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,155 in 2010, up 6.7%.