Show ContentsDe campo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

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

Early History of the De campo family

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

De 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 De campo family

Prominent among members of the family

  • nineteenth century Mexican writer Angel de Campo


United States De campo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De campo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Miguel DeCampo, who arrived in Peru in 1837 1


  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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