Camps Surname

29,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Camps Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Campes,' apparently some continental spot. The name now seems peculiar to the county of Cambridge.

Salomon de Campis, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Campes, Camb.

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Camps Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7,6451:6,115763
France1,9271:34,4694,204
Belgium1,5121:7,6041,040
United States1,4361:252,40923,966
Argentina1,0571:40,4383,386
Netherlands8211:20,5693,250
England6001:92,8639,951
Cuba5821:19,7981,256
Germany3341:241,03426,405
Uruguay3171:10,8261,222
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Chile1831:96,2653,649
Mexico1801:689,59010,740
Brazil1551:1,381,12546,713
Philippines1211:836,68078,497
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Canada981:375,97533,576
Trinidad and Tobago881:15,5001,955
Portugal661:157,8526,835
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
Wales351:88,4157,250
Andorra321:2,620514
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Iceland91:42,2322,922
India81:95,883,173728,828
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
China31:455,773,85521,925
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:75,7008,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Camps (29) may also be a first name.

Camps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Campes,' apparently some continental spot. The name now seems peculiar to the county of Cambridge.

Salomon de Campis, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Campes, Camb., ibid.

Henry de Campes, Suffolk, ibid.

William de Campes, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl., or genit., of Camp, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Many localities where Roman, Saxon, or other ancient earthworks exist are so called.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Camps Demographics

Camps Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Camps Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Camps Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Camps occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camps? popularity and diffusion

The surname Camps is the 29,758th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 405,246 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Camps live; 43 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent live in Iberian Europe. Camps is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name globally, borne by 29 people.

The surname Camps is most frequently used in Spain, where it is borne by 7,645 people, or 1 in 6,115. In Spain Camps is most frequent in: Catalonia, where 62 percent live, Valencian Community, where 17 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 15 percent live. Outside of Spain this surname is found in 70 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Camps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Camps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Camps surname rose 1,408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Camps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Camps surname are 2.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Camps earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,547 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.46% more than the national average, earning R 302,904 per year; in United States they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $43,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $53,001 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Champs911,015/
Scamps91142/
Campss9116/
Campse9115/
Campps911/
Dcamps911/
Camp8951,169/
Dchamps836/
Champps832/
Champse831/
Kamps8010,389/
Campe802,019/
Comps80179/
Campf8097/
Samps8029/
Camph8020/
Campt8017/
Cambs807/
Jamps805/
Cammp805/
Campp805/
Caimp804/
Ceamp803/
Canps801/
Caump800/
Dschamps772/
Chambs7314/
Chomps739/
Coomps737/
Kampse735/
Kaemps734/
D'Camp733/
Kampss732/
Compst731/
Giamps731/
Kampsz731/
Kampfs730/
Casmbs730/
Kamp6723,311/
Camb67115/
Canp678/
Comp673/
Campova672/
Campová671/
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