Decaprio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Piedmont emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Decaprio family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Piedmont is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Decaprio is a name for a goat, having derived its origin from the Italian word capra.

Early Origins of the Decaprio family

The surname Decaprio was first found in the year 1100, when the Caprìs family lived in the region.

Early History of the Decaprio family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decaprio research. The years 1203, 1360, 1448, 1562 and 1712 are included under the topic Early Decaprio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Decaprio Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Decaprio are Capra, Cavra, Crava, Chiabra, Caprini, Caprino, Caprin, Caprìs, Caprioli, Capriolo, Capriotti, Capruzzi, Caproni, Capraro, Caprari, Caprara, Caprile, Caprili, Capraliano, Capraliana, Capraliàn, Capraliani, Capriati, Cavrini, Cavrotti, Cavrulli, Cavriani, Cravetti, Cravini, Cravino, Cravìn, Cravotta, Capraia, Craviotto, Cravari, Cravarolo, Craveri, Cravero, Chiabrero, Chiabrera and many more.

Early Notables of the Decaprio family

Prominent among members of the family was Anselmo and Rodolfo Capraia, brothers who were knights in Buggiano around 1203; Benedetto Capra was a famous author in Perugia in the 14th century; Bartolomeo della Capra of Crema was the secretary of Pope Innocenzo VII in 1360; Francesco della Capra was a politician in Milan in 1448 who had close...
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Decaprio migration to the United States +

Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Decaprio family to immigrate North America:

Decaprio Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Francesco Decaprio, aged 27, who settled in America from Naples, in 1903
Vincenzo DeCaprio, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Montedeoro, Cernto, in 1908
Giovanni DeCaprio, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Cancello Arnone, Italy, in 1909
Lucia Decaprio, aged 37, who landed in America from Napoli, Italy, in 1909
Pasynalo DeCaprio, aged 29, who immigrated to America from S. Angelo, Italy, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Decaprio (post 1700) +

Steven DeCaprio, American musician, best known as the guitarist for the band Embers