The Capobianco surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,180 people carried this name — #10,140 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 92,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,127 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Capobianco surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Capobianco» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 866 people named Capobianco 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 154 people named Capobianco.
54 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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
146 people named Capobianco live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 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 52 people named Capobianco 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.
In print
Capobianco in American newspapers,
1863–1917.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 241 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Capobianco,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alberto Maria Capobianco 1708–1798 · Catholic priest -
Bartolomeo Capobianco d. 1547 · Catholic priest
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Pietro Paolo Capobianco d. 1505 · Catholic priest
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Alessandro Capobianco 1560–1635 · military officer
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Alessandro Capobianco 1560–1610 · military officer
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Giovanni Antonio Capobianco 1617–1673 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Capobianco.
- Capitanio 133 · 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
- Capocci 253 · U.S. census
- Capodanno 293 · U.S. census
- Capogna 216 · U.S. census
- Capon 266 · U.S. census
- Capone 5,135 · U.S. census
- Caponi 471 · U.S. census
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