Find out how popular the last name Acampora is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Acampora.

Acampora, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Acampora surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Acampora in America

Acampora is the 29041st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Acampora surname appeared 817 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Acampora.

We can also compare 2010 data for Acampora to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Acampora

The surname Acampora has its origins in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of Campania and Calabria. It is believed to have originated during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name is derived from the Greek word "akamptos," meaning "unbent" or "unbroken," and the Latin word "porta," meaning "door" or "gate." This suggests that the name may have been associated with someone who lived near a sturdy or unbreakable gate or entrance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Acampora can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Normanno, a collection of historical documents from the Norman period in Southern Italy, dating back to the 11th century. The name is also mentioned in various medieval records and manuscripts from the region.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Giovanni Acampora was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Salerno, Campania. Another early record is from the 16th century, when a man named Tommaso Acampora served as a captain in the Neapolitan army during the Italian Wars.

During the Renaissance period, the Acampora family produced several artists and scholars, including the painter Girolamo Acampora (1556-1631) and the philosopher Antonio Acampora (1598-1673), both from Naples.

In the 18th century, a member of the Acampora family, Francesco Acampora (1720-1793), was a renowned composer and music theorist who worked in the court of the Kingdom of Naples.

Another noteworthy figure with this surname was Giuseppe Acampora (1888-1982), a prominent Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy and helped draft the country's post-war constitution.

Throughout history, the name Acampora has been associated with various place names and variations in spelling, such as Accampora, Accampora, and Acampore, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic changes over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Acampora

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Acampora.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Acampora was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Acampora has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Acampora was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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