Capretti — Family Name, Records and Arms

Search old registers for Capretti and you will soon meet Capra too. The name is usually explained as “Goat”.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Capretti, so the heraldry linked to Capra is a starting point, not an automatic right.

How the spelling arose

Capretti carries the diminutive ending -etti, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Capra. The same family of names includes Capri, Caprio and Caprara.

143 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Capretti name at birth. Research your Capretti family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.