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

Martindelcamp, 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 Martindelcamp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Martindelcamp in America

Martindelcamp is the 26576th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Martindelcamp surname appeared 917 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 Martindelcamp.

The history of the last name Martindelcamp

The surname MARTINDELCAMP is of French origin, deriving from the Old French words "martin" meaning a type of bird, and "del camp" meaning "of the field" or "of the countryside." It is believed to have originated in the northern regions of France during the medieval period, possibly as a descriptive name given to someone who lived near fields frequented by martins.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Bertin, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, which mentions a "Radulfus Martindelcamp" from the village of Arques near Saint-Omer in northern France.

In the 13th century, a "Johannes Martindelcamp" is mentioned in the Rotuli Hundredorum, a census-like record of landowners in England, suggesting that the name had spread across the English Channel by that time.

During the 14th century, the name appears in various documents across northern France and the Low Countries, with spellings such as "Martindel Camp," "Martindel Campe," and "Martindel Caumpe."

A notable figure with this surname was Jacques MARTINDELCAMP (1548-1621), a French jurist and author from Lille, who wrote several legal treatises and served as a counselor in the Parliament of Flanders.

Another prominent individual was Guillaume MARTINDELCAMP (1617-1678), a Flemish painter known for his genre scenes and portraits, who was born in Courtrai (now Kortrijk, Belgium) and worked in Antwerp.

In the 18th century, a "Jean-Baptiste MARTINDELCAMP" (1733-1801) was a French architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Théâtre des Variétés and the Hôtel de Salm.

The name also appears in various records from the 19th century, such as the birth of "Charles-Édouard MARTINDELCAMP" in 1832 in Lille, who later became a renowned mathematician and professor at the University of Lille.

Another notable figure was "Émile MARTINDELCAMP" (1864-1942), a French industrialist and philanthropist from Roubaix, who founded several textile factories and established a foundation for promoting education and social welfare in the region.

While the name has its roots in northern France and the Low Countries, it has spread to other parts of the world over the centuries due to migration and exploration, with descendants bearing the MARTINDELCAMP surname found in various countries today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Martindelcamp

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

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

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