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Caprio
From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Piedmont emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Caprio 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 Caprio is a name for a goat, having derived its origin from the Italian word capra.
Early Origins of the Caprio family
The surname Caprio was first found in the year 1100, when the Caprìs family lived in the region.
Early History of the Caprio family
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Caprio Spelling Variations
Enormous 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 Caprio 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 Caprio family (pre 1700)
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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Migration of the Caprio family to the New World and Oceana
Caprios were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:
Caprio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Angela Caprio, aged 24, who landed in America from Lapio, in 1898
Concetta Caprio, aged 0, who immigrated to the United States from Caporele, in 1900
Antonio Caprio, aged 9, who immigrated to America from Melizzano, in 1902
Antonia Caprio, aged 44, who immigrated to the United States from Teora, Italy, in 1907
Angelo Caprio, aged 22, who settled in America from Marsicomcovo, Italy, in 1907
Almerica Caprio, aged 12, who immigrated to the United States from Teora, Italy, in 1908
Contemporary Notables of the name Caprio (post 1700)
Anthony S. Caprio, the American current president of Western New England University and a French language scholar
Judge Frank Caprio (b. 1936), the American television judge on ABC's Caught in Providence
David A. Caprio (b. 1967), American attorney and Rhode Island State Representative
Joyce Caprio, American Democrat politician, Presidential Elector for Rhode Island, 2000 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Frank T. Caprio (b. 1966), American politician, Member of Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1990-94; Member of Rhode Island State Senate 8th District, 1995- [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
David A. Caprio (b. 1967), American Democrat politician, Member of Rhode Island State House of Representatives 47th District, 2000-02; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004, 2008 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Giuseppe Caprio (1914-2005), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
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^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html