Del campo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

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

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

Early History of the Del campo family

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Del 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 Del campo family

Prominent among members of the family

eighteenth century administrator Nicolás del Campo, Marquis of Loreto, Viceroy of Buenos Aires 1784-1789
nineteenth century Argentinian poet Estanislao del Campo

Del campo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Del campo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hernando DelCampo, who arrived in Veragua in 1835 1
Alonso DelCampo, who landed in Veragua in 1835 1
Jeronimo DelCampo, who landed in New Spain in 1836 1
Juan DelCampo, who arrived in Columbia in 1838 1
Pedro DelCampo, who landed in America in 1838 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Del campo (post 1700) +

Victor DelCampo (b. 1977), American bodybuilding champion from Wilmington, Delaware
Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta, Spanish musician
Cupertino del Campo, Argentine physician and writer

Citations +

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)