The Camel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 915 people carried this name — #26,630 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 866 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 249 people named Camel.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Ariège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 46 people named Camel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 28 people named Camel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Camel.
- Cambray 442 · U.S. census
- Cambre 988 · U.S. census
- Cambron 2,791 · U.S. census
- Camby 308 · U.S. census
- Came 145 · U.S. census
- Cameau 232 · U.S. census
- Camelio 266 · U.S. census
- Camera 939 · U.S. census
- Cameron 55,240 · U.S. census
- Cami 203 · U.S. census
- Camille 1,034 · U.S. census
- Camilleri 1,532 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Camel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.