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

LópezCampos, 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 LópezCampos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of LópezCampos in America

LópezCampos is the 133863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The LópezCampos surname appeared 126 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 LópezCampos.

The history of the last name LópezCampos

The surname LOPEZCAMPOS is of Spanish origin and dates back to the medieval period in Spain. It is a compound surname, formed by combining the paternal surname "Lopez" with the maternal surname "Campos".

Lopez is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Lope, which is itself a Spanish variant of the Germanic name Loup or Lop. This name was relatively common in medieval Spain and is believed to have originated from the Visigothic settlers who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula during the 5th to 8th centuries.

Campos, on the other hand, is a locative surname that refers to someone who lived near or came from an area with fields or open countryside. It is derived from the Spanish word "campo," which means field or countryside.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname LOPEZCAMPOS can be found in the 14th-century manuscript "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), which was commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. This document mentions a certain Pedro Lopez de Campos, who was a nobleman and huntsman in the king's court.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the surname LOPEZCAMPOS was particularly prevalent in the regions of Castile and Andalusia, where many families bearing this name held positions of importance in various local governments and religious institutions.

Notable individuals with the surname LOPEZCAMPOS include:

1. Hernando Lopez de Campos (c. 1480-1550), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés.

2. Juan Lopez de Campos (c. 1520-1585), a Spanish military officer and governor of the Province of Cartagena in present-day Colombia.

3. Francisca Lopez de Campos (c. 1560-1630), a Spanish nun and mystic who founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in Llerena, Extremadura.

4. Pedro Lopez de Campos (c. 1580-1640), a Spanish playwright and poet who was active in the golden age of Spanish literature.

5. Andrés Lopez de Campos (c. 1620-1680), a Spanish architect and engineer who designed several notable churches and fortifications in Seville and other parts of Andalusia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name LópezCampos

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

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 LópezCampos 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.

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

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