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

Campana, 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 Campana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Campana in America

Campana is the 8429th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Campana surname appeared 3,920 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Campana.

We can also compare 2010 data for Campana 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 Campana

The surname Campana originated in Italy during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Italian word "campana," which means "bell." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who lived near a bell tower or worked as a bell ringer.

Campana is a locational surname, meaning it referred to a place where the original bearers were from. It is believed to have originated in the region of Campania in southern Italy, which was named after the fertile Campanian plain. The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the 13th century.

In the 14th century, a notable figure with the surname Campana was Giacomo Campana (c. 1300-1363), an Italian jurist and statesman who served as the chancellor of the Kingdom of Naples. He was a prominent figure in the court of King Robert of Anjou.

During the Renaissance, the Campana family was a wealthy and influential noble family in Rome. The most famous member was Giovanni Pietro Campana (1508-1580), a wealthy banker and art collector who amassed an impressive collection of ancient Roman sculptures and artifacts. His collection, known as the Campana Collection, is now housed in various museums around the world, including the Louvre in Paris.

In the 17th century, another notable figure with the surname Campana was Andrea Campana (1625-1698), an Italian mathematician and astronomer. He made significant contributions to the study of optics and was a member of the Accademia dei Lincei, an important scientific academy in Rome.

In the 19th century, the Campana surname was also associated with the Italian Risorgimento movement, which aimed to unify the various states of the Italian peninsula into a single nation. One of the leaders of this movement was Cesare Campana (1811-1877), a patriot and revolutionary from the Marche region.

Other historical figures with the surname Campana include Girolamo Campana (1549-1625), an Italian painter and architect active in Rome during the Baroque period, and Tommaso Campana (1668-1740), an Italian composer and violinist who worked in the court of the Dukes of Mantua.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Campana

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

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

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