Capdevila Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Capdevila coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

In the records

Official name counts are where our Capdevila file begins. Spain's INE counts 5,616 residents with Capdevila as first surname and 5,434 with it as second. INSEE counts 454 people born in France with the Capdevila surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970. Births ran at 7 in 1891–1900 and 48 in 1991–2000.

We don't publish a meaning for Capdevila without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family.

Get the complete Capdevila report, with a museum-style coat of arms.