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Typical of Salento, of Martano, Bagnolo Del Salento and Lecce. hypotheses provided by Stefano Ferrazzi Typical of the Lecce area, this surname derives from the dialectal term capasa, meaning jar, jar: in fact, it is a type of container (also called capasone or capasunu in dialect) that was once used for the conservation of local products (especially wine and olives, but also cereals and dried figs). The origin of the term is to be found in the Latin capax, with the meaning of broad, capable, that is, suitable for containing many things within it (with clear reference to the capacity of the capase). In conclusion, therefore, considering also that we speak of a typically local product, the most probable hypothesis is that the surname Capasa was born on the basis of a trade name attributed to a potter or, more specifically, to a manufacturer of capase. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Capasa is the surname of Lecce and Brindisi that P. Minervini, Diz. cogn. pugliesi, 122, considers variant of the base surname Capo.
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