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

Caminero, 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 Caminero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Caminero in America

Caminero is the 37848th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Caminero surname appeared 587 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 Caminero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Caminero 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 Caminero

The surname Caminero has its origins in Spain and is derived from the Spanish word "caminero", which means "roadman" or "road worker". This occupational surname was likely given to individuals who worked on the construction and maintenance of roads and paths during the Middle Ages.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Caminero can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries in various regions of Spain, particularly in the regions of Castile, Aragon, and Andalusia. It is believed that as road networks expanded during this period, the demand for skilled workers to maintain and repair these roads increased, leading to the emergence of the occupation and subsequent surname.

One notable early bearer of the surname was Juan Caminero, a road worker who was mentioned in a document from the city of Seville, dated 1341. This document detailed the payment made to Caminero for his work on repairing a section of the road leading into the city.

In the 15th century, the surname appears in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, where a certain Pedro Caminero was listed as a resident of the town of Córdoba in 1492. This suggests that the surname had spread to various parts of Spain by that time.

During the 16th century, the surname gained further recognition when Francisco Caminero, a renowned architect and engineer, was commissioned to design and oversee the construction of several important bridges and roads in the Kingdom of Castile. His work on the famous Puente Nuevo bridge in Ronda, completed in 1793, is considered a masterpiece of Spanish engineering.

Another prominent figure with the surname Caminero was Juana Caminero (1525-1590), a Spanish noblewoman and landowner from the region of Extremadura. She was known for her philanthropic efforts and her support of various religious and charitable organizations in the area.

As Spain expanded its territories during the Age of Exploration, the surname Caminero also spread to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname in the New World was Juan Caminero, a settler who arrived in Mexico in the early 17th century and established a successful farming operation.

Throughout the centuries, the Caminero surname has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, from skilled laborers and artisans to nobility and landowners, reflecting the diverse occupational and social backgrounds of those who bore this name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Caminero

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

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

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