Show ContentsCampillo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Campillo, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Campillo, 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 Campillo family

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

Early History of the Campillo family

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

Campillo 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 Campillo family

Prominent among members of the family

  • seventeenth century Spanish botanist and physician Antonio Campillo y Marco
  • eighteenth century Spanish politician José del Campillo y Cossío
  • nineteenth century Spanish writer Narciso Campillo y Correa


United States Campillo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Campillo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alejandra Campillo, aged 14, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1830 1
  • Juan Campillo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1
  • Alejandro Campillo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1884 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Campillo (post 1700) +

  • María Dolores Álvarez Campillo (1960-2022), Spanish politician, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party


  1. 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)


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