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

Champaco, 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 Champaco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Champaco in America

Champaco is the 142108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Champaco surname appeared 117 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 Champaco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Champaco 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 Champaco

The surname CHAMPACO is believed to have originated in Spain during the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "champa," which referred to a type of vine or grapevine, and the suffix "-co," which was commonly used in Spanish surnames of that era.

The earliest known record of the CHAMPACO surname dates back to a land deed from the city of Seville in 1572, where a certain Juan Champaco was listed as a landowner. This suggests that the name was already established in southern Spain by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name CHAMPACO appears in several historical documents related to the Spanish colonization of the Americas. For instance, a Pedro Champaco is listed as a member of an expedition to the Spanish territories in present-day Mexico in 1624.

One of the earliest known bearers of the CHAMPACO surname was Sebastián Champaco, a Spanish soldier who fought in the Siege of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714. He was born in 1685 and died in 1763.

Another notable figure was María Champaco, a philanthropist and benefactor who lived in Valencia in the late 18th century. She is known for establishing a charitable foundation to support orphaned children and the poor, which still operates today under her name.

In the 19th century, the CHAMPACO surname can be found among the prominent wine-making families of the Rioja region in northern Spain. One such family was led by Andrés Champaco, who was born in 1812 and is credited with pioneering some of the modern winemaking techniques still used in the area.

During the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s, a Colonel Javier Champaco served in the Republican forces and was celebrated for his defense of the city of Madrid against the Nationalist uprising. He was born in 1898 and died in 1939, shortly after the end of the war.

While the CHAMPACO surname is still found primarily in Spain today, it has also spread to other parts of the world through immigration, particularly to Latin American countries with historical ties to Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Champaco

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

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

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