Camps History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Noble surnames, such as Camps, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Camps, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Camps family

The surname Camps was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Camps family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Camps research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1242, 1508, 1784 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Camps History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Camps Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Campos, Campo, de Campos, de Campo, del Campo, Camps, Campillo, del Campillo, Ocampo, de Ocampo, Campa and many more.

Early Notables of the Camps family

Prominent among members of the family were Sebastián de Ocampo, a Spanish navigator and explorer who is generally believed to have been the first navigator to have circumnavigated the island of Cuba, in 1508 and is credited with the discovery of the Gulf of Mexico; sixteenth century historian Florián de Ocampo; seventeenth century Spanish botanist and physician Antonio Campillo y Marco; eighteenth century administrator Nicolás del Campo, Marquis of Loreto...
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Camps Ranking

In France, the name Camps is the 5,000^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Camps migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Camps Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Camps, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1823 2
V Camps, aged 60, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1823 2
J M Del Camps, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
Fiburcio Camps, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
Jose Maria Camps, aged 8, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
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Camps Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Franz Camps, who arrived in Oregon in 1900

Contemporary Notables of the name Camps (post 1700) +

E. C. Camps, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1869-76 3
Luís Espinal Camps (1932-1980), Spanish missionary, poet, journalist, filmmaker, and film critic in Bolivia
Luís Espinal Camps (1932-1980), Spanish missionary to Bolivia
Hugo Camps (1943-2022), Belgian journalist, columnist and writer
Brigadier-General Marcel Camps (1881-1959), French Commanding Officer during World War II 4
William Anthony Camps, British professor of Classics

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Marcel Camps. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Camps/Marcel-Victor-Lucien/France.html