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

Descamps, 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 Descamps surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Descamps in America

Descamps is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Descamps surname appeared 221 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 Descamps.

We can also compare 2010 data for Descamps 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 Descamps

The surname Descamps is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "de camp", meaning "of the field". It is thought to have originated in the early Middle Ages in northern France, particularly in the regions of Normandy, Picardy, and Île-de-France.

The name Descamps is believed to have been initially used as a descriptive surname, referring to individuals who lived or worked in the fields or open countryside. It may have been given to agricultural workers, farmers, or those who resided in rural areas outside of towns or villages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Descamps can be found in the Cartulaire de Pontoise, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the Pontoise region of northern France, dating back to the 12th century. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Descamps", "De Camps", and "De Camp".

In the 13th century, the name Descamps appeared in records from the town of Calais, located in northern France. One notable individual bearing this surname was Jean Descamps, a merchant and landowner who lived in Calais during this period.

Another prominent figure with the surname Descamps was François Descamps, a 16th-century French painter and engraver born in Dunkirk in 1540. He is known for his religious and allegorical works, as well as his contributions to the development of printmaking techniques.

In the 17th century, the Descamps family had a significant presence in the town of Cambrai, located in northern France near the Belgian border. Several members of this family held positions of importance, including Pierre Descamps, who served as a magistrate in the town council during the 1660s.

Moving into the 18th century, we find Baptiste Descamps, a French painter and art historian born in 1714 in Dunkirk. He is best known for his writings on the lives of Flemish and Dutch artists, including his influential work "La Vie des Peintres Flamands, Allemands et Hollandois" (The Lives of Flemish, German, and Dutch Painters).

Another notable figure with the Descamps surname was Jean-Baptiste Descamps, a French composer and violinist born in 1706 in Valenciennes. He composed operas, ballets, and instrumental works, and served as the music director for the Duke of Orléans.

In the 19th century, Constant Descamps, a Belgian artist and engraver, gained recognition for his landscape paintings and etchings. He was born in Ghent in 1804 and is known for his depictions of rural scenes and architectural subjects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Descamps

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

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

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