Capito Family History
Capito Name Meaning
Italian (also Capitò): from a shortened form of the medieval Greek personal name Agapitos meaning ‘dear beloved’. German: Latinized (humanistic) form of Haupt or Kopf ‘head’ or of Köpfel a very rare diminutive (formerly found in Alsace France) of the latter.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022