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Caparas Family History

Caparas Surname Meaning

Filipino: from Kapampangan paras ‘spicy’ + a Hispanicized form of the associative prefix ka- perhaps an nickname for a cook.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Caparas families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Caparas family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Caparas family living in California. This was about 50% of all the recorded Caparas's in USA. California and 1 other state had the highest population of Caparas families in 1920.
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Between 1970 and 2003, in the United States, Caparas life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Caparas in 1970 was 33, and 47 in 2003.

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