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

Campoamor, 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 Campoamor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Campoamor in America

Campoamor is the 123796th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Campoamor surname appeared 139 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 Campoamor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Campoamor 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 Campoamor

The surname CAMPOAMOR originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish words "campo" meaning field or countryside, and "amor" meaning love or affection. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a rural area or had a fondness for the countryside.

The earliest known records of the surname CAMPOAMOR date back to the 13th century in the region of Castile, which was one of the medieval kingdoms of Spain. The name appears in several historical documents from this time, including land registry records and tax rolls.

One notable early bearer of the CAMPOAMOR name was Juan de Campoamor, a nobleman and landowner who lived in the city of Valladolid during the 15th century. He is mentioned in chronicles from the reign of King Juan II of Castile (1405-1454).

In the 16th century, the CAMPOAMOR surname is found in records from the town of Medina del Campo, which was an important trading center in the region of Castile. One example is Pedro de Campoamor, a merchant who is listed in business records from the year 1572.

During the Spanish Golden Age in the 17th century, the name CAMPOAMOR gained greater prominence. Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio (1617-1696) was a Spanish dramatist and poet who wrote several plays and works of poetry that were popular in his time.

The 19th century saw the rise of one of the most famous individuals with the CAMPOAMOR surname, the Spanish poet and philosopher Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio (1817-1901). He is considered a major figure in Spanish Romanticism and is best known for his philosophical poems and essays exploring human nature and love.

Another notable bearer of the CAMPOAMOR name was Diego de Campoamor y Benia (1826-1898), a Spanish military officer and politician who served as a senator and held various government positions during the reign of King Alfonso XII.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Campoamor

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

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

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