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Campo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

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

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

Early History of the Campo family

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

Campo 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 Campo 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 disco...
sixteenth century historian Florián de Ocampo
eighteenth century administrator Nicolás del Campo, Marquis of Loreto, Viceroy of Buenos Aires 1784-1789
nineteenth century Salvadoran President Rafael Campo
nineteenth century Argentinian poet Estanislao del Campo
nineteenth century Mexican politician Melchor Ocampo
nineteenth century Mexican writer Angel de Campo
nineteenth century Spanish playwright José Campo Arana

Campo Ranking

In the United States, the name Campo is the 8,851^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Campo is ranked the 5,524^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Campo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Campo Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Francisco del Campo, who voyaged to Chile in the late 1500s and helped to pacify the native population there
Alvaro de Campo, who sailed to America in 1517
Blas de Campo, who sailed to America in 1526
Francisco de Campo, who sailed to Cartagena in 1534
Miguel de Campo Redondo,who sailed to Peru in 1537
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Campo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Del Campo, who landed in America in 1809 3
Hernando De Campo, who arrived in America in 1814 3
Agustin Campo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
Alvaro De Campo, who arrived in America in 1817 3
Ant Campo, aged 21, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825 3
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Campo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonino Campo, aged 19, who landed in America from Venetico, in 1901
Antonino Campo, aged 26, who settled in America from Novara Sicilia, in 1902
Antonina Alfonsa Campo, aged 65, who landed in America from Valledolino, in 1903
Antonino Campo, aged 39, who settled in America from Alcamo, in 1905
Agostino Campo, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from S. Boninna, Italy, in 1906
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Campo migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Campo Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Pedro Del Campo, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1851 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Campo (post 1700) +

Wally Campo (1923-2023), stage name of Wallace Joseph Campodonico, an American actor, known for his appearances in Roger Corman and Burt Topper films, as well as for narrating The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
John P. Campo Sr (1938-2005), American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who has had 1,431 career wins
David Cross Campo (b. 1947), American football coach and former player
Bobby Campo (b. 1983), stage name of Robert Joseph "Bobby" Camposecco, an American actor, best known for playing the lead role as Nick O'Bannon in the 2009 horror film The Final Destination
Iván Campo Ramos (b. 1974), Spanish retired footballer
Marcelo Campo (1957-2021), Argentine rugby union winger
Régis Campo (b. 1968), French composer from Marseille
Rafael Campo Pomar (1813-1890), El Salvador politician, President of El Salvador (1856-1858)
Pancho Campo (b. 1961), Chilean event organiser, former tennis professional, Captain of the Chilena Olympic Team in Barcelona 92 and Davis Cup Coach for the Qatar National Team
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, former President of Chile
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Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies