Capote Name Origin and Family Crest

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Capote name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Surname statistics

The Capote family name is well attested in modern population records.

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Capote, so we research it family by family rather than guess. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Capote with 1,798 bearers, at rank 16,100. Hispanic and Latino Americans made up 89% of the total. Spanish register data show 1,813 residents carrying Capote as first surname, and 1,876 as second surname. Names that sound alike, such as Capoti, are easily confused in old records.

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