| ![Show Contents]() Caprino History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Piedmont emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Caprino 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 Caprino is a name for a goat, having derived its origin from the Italian word capra. Early Origins of the Caprino familyThe surname Caprino was first found in the year 1100, when the Caprìs family lived in the region. Early History of the Caprino familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caprino research. The years 1203, 1360, 1448, 1562 and 1712 are included under the topic Early Caprino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Caprino Spelling VariationsEnormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Caprino include 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 Caprino familyProminent 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...
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Caprino Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Caprino familyCaprinos were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America: Mr. Capraliàn, who arrived in New York city in 1882; Antonio Capra, aged 38, who arrived at Ellis Island from S.Polo, Italy, in 1921; Attilio Capra, aged 18, who arrived at Ellis Island from Pescantina, Italy, in 1914.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Caprino (post 1700) | + |
- Guido Caprino (b. 1974), Italian stage, film and television actor
- Remo Caprino (b. 1944), Norwegian production manager and director, known for The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975), Flåklypa Grand Prix (2000) and The Guards (1965)
- Ivo Caprino (1920-2001), Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films and for developing Ivo Caprinos Supervideograf, a type of cinema technology used several places in Norway
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