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

Caamaño, 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 Caamaño surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Caamaño in America

Caamaño is the 23866th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Caamaño surname appeared 1,058 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 Caamaño.

We can also compare 2010 data for Caamaño 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 Caamaño

The surname Caamano has its origins in the Galician region of northwestern Spain, dating back to the medieval era. It is believed to have derived from the Galician word "caamaño," which means "small garden" or "vegetable patch." This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive surname, denoting an individual's occupation or association with small-scale farming or gardening.

In the early centuries of its existence, the name Caamano was primarily concentrated in the Galician provinces of Pontevedra and A Coruña. Historical records from the 13th and 14th centuries show variations in the spelling, including "Caamanho" and "Caamanio," reflecting the linguistic evolution and regional dialects of the time.

One of the earliest documented references to the Caamano surname can be found in the Tumbo de Sobrado, a 12th-century cartulary from the Benedictine monastery of Sobrado dos Monxes in Galicia. This manuscript contains records of land transactions and legal documents involving individuals with the surname Caamano, indicating their presence in the region during that period.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the Caamano surname. Among them is Juan Caamano, a 16th-century Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his historic circumnavigation of the globe (1519-1522). Another prominent figure was Tomás Caamano y Bances (1735-1806), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of the Philippines from 1793 to 1796.

In the realm of literature, María Caamano Franca (1889-1976) was a notable Galician writer and poet known for her contributions to the Rexurdimento, the literary and cultural revival movement in Galicia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The Caamano surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain. For instance, the village of Caamaño in the municipality of Moaña, Pontevedra, is believed to have derived its name from the surname itself.

As the centuries passed, the Caamano surname spread beyond Galicia and across the Spanish-speaking world, including regions of Latin America, as a result of migration and exploration. Prominent individuals bearing this surname can be found in various fields, including politics, academia, and the arts, further contributing to the rich tapestry of the Caamano legacy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Caamaño

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

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 Caamaño 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 Caamaño 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 Caamaño was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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