The Capitanio surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 133 people carried this name — #128,249 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 128 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 146 people named Capitanio live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 95 people named Capitanio.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
82 people named Capitanio live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 48 people named Capitanio live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Capitanio,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pellegrino Capitanio d. 1679 · astronomer -
Bartolomea Capitanio 1807–1833 · teacher -
Bartolomea Capitanio 1807–1833 · teacher
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Andrea Capitanio 1907–1966 · association football player -
Andrea Capitanio 1907–1966 · association football player
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Domenico Capitanio 1814–1899 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Capitanio.
- Capelli 726 · U.S. census
- Capello 953 · U.S. census
- Capes 890 · U.S. census
- Capin 195 · U.S. census
- Capitan 328 · U.S. census
- Capitani 221 · U.S. census
- Capizzi 1,101 · U.S. census
- Caplan 4,011 · U.S. census
- Caplette 391 · U.S. census
- Caplin 433 · U.S. census
- Capo 1,952 · U.S. census
- Capobianco 3,180 · U.S. census
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