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Decamp Family Crest
Decamp Family Crest
Decamp

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Where did the French Decamp family come from? What is the French Decamp family crest and coat of arms? When did the Decamp family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Decamp family history?

The majestic region of Picardy in France was the place of origin of the prestigious surname Decamp. Decamp is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname, and was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The surname Decamp is derived from the Old French word "champ," which means field, and literally means "of the fields."

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Deschamps, Deschamp, DesChamps, DesChamp, Descamps, Descamp, DesCamps, DesCamp, Dechamps, Dechamp, DeChamps, DeChamp, des Champs, Deschemps, Duchamps, Duchamp, DuChamps, DuChamp, Déchamps, Déchamp, Deschams, de Champs, de Champ, Le Champ, Delachamps, Dechant, Deschemps, Deschemp, Déchemps, Déchemp, Deschems, Décham, Le Champ, Les Champs, Le Camp, de Camp, Descamp, Descampes, Le Campes, de Campes, Champs, Champ, Champlain, Champlaine and many more.

First found in Picardy, where the family was first established, and expanded to become one of the more notable names in the region.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Decamp research. Another 452 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1258, 1346, 1406, 1450, 1567, 1574, 1608, 1619, 1683, 1715, 1791, 1800, 1861, 1869, and 1871 are included under the topic Early Decamp History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 96 words(7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Decamp Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Decamp Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Laurens Janse DeCamp, who arrived in New York in 1664
  • Laurens Jansen DeCamp, who landed in New York in 1664

Decamp Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James C DeCamp, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • John DeCamp, aged 9, landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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The Decamp Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Decamp Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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