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

Delcamp, 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 Delcamp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delcamp in America

Delcamp is the 38902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delcamp surname appeared 567 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 Delcamp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delcamp 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 Delcamp

The surname DELCAMP has its origins in France, where it first appeared during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French words "del" meaning "from" and "camp" meaning "field" or "open country." This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived in or came from a rural area or open field.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Livre des Métiers, a 13th-century document from Paris that listed the names of various tradesmen and craftsmen. Here, the name is spelled "de la Camp," which further reinforces its connection to a place of origin.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the municipal records of the city of Toulouse, where a certain Guilhem Delcamp was listed as a merchant. This indicates that by this time, the name had become more firmly established and was being used as a hereditary surname.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the name spread throughout various regions of France, with variations in spelling such as "Delcampe," "Delcamps," and "Delcampes." Notable individuals from this period include Jean Delcamp, a lawyer from Normandy who was born in 1492, and Antoine Delcamp, a scholar and theologian from Picardy who lived from 1520 to 1587.

In the 17th century, the name can be found in the records of the French city of Metz, where a family of winemakers by the name of Delcamp resided. One member of this family, Pierre Delcamp, was a prominent figure in the local wine trade and served as a city councilor in the 1670s.

As the name spread beyond France, it began to appear in other European countries as well. In the 18th century, a Dutch merchant named Jan Delcamp was active in the East Indies trade, and a German artist named Friedrich Delcamp gained recognition for his landscape paintings in the late 1700s.

Other notable individuals with the surname DELCAMP include Charles Delcamp, a French military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was born in 1784, and Émile Delcamp, a 19th-century French writer and journalist who published several works on history and literature between 1820 and 1888.

While the name has its roots in France, it has since spread to other parts of the world, carried by various waves of migration and cultural exchange. However, its origins can be traced back to the rural landscapes of medieval France, where it first emerged as a way to identify those who lived in or came from open fields and countryside areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delcamp

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

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

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