Noble surnames, such as Camargo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Camargo, 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.
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Early Origins of the Camargo family
The surname Camargo was first found in Castile, an important kingdom of medieval Spain.
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Early History of the Camargo family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Camargo research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1353 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Camargo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Camargo Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Camargo, Camarguillo and others.
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Early Notables of the Camargo family
Prominent among members of the family
were José Antonio de Camargo, created Count of Villareal in 1669; nineteenth century Bolivian military officer and patriot José Vicente Camargo; and nineteenth century Colombian diplomat and politicia...
Miguel Gomez Camargo, born at Guadalajara about the middle of the 16th century was musical director at the Cathedral of Valladolid. Several of his compositions in MS. are in the library of the Escuria...
Camargo Ranking
In the United States, the name Camargo is the 9,860th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Camargo family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan de Camargo, who sailed to Peru in 1592.
Contemporary Notables of the name Camargo (post 1700)
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Christian Camargo (b. 1971), American actor
Ángel Camargo (b. 1967), Colombian retired road racing cyclist
Hebe Maria Camargo (b. 1929), Brazilian TV presenter, singer, and actress
Gabriel Camargo Salamanca (1942-2022), Columbian businessman and sports director who worked in politics as a departmental deputy, municipal councilor and senator of the republic
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