The Campion surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,614 people carried this name — #9,043 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 81,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,479 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,514 people named Campion.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 64 départements, most often Finistère.
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 Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 13 births for the Campion name in 1890.
Most were registered in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 600 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 160 people named Campion 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 116 people named Campion 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 Brussels-Capital.
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.
In print
Campion in American newspapers,
1894–1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,776 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Campion,
with a public archive behind them.
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Edmund Campion 1540–1581 · playwright -
Lilla Campion d. 1992
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Frances Barbara Campion d. 1790
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Charlotte Spread d. 1770
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Florence Campion d. 1912
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Robert Arthur Campion d. 1944
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Campion.
- Campas 1,209 · U.S. census
- Campbell 386,157 · U.S. census
- Campe 277 · U.S. census
- Campese 333 · U.S. census
- Campi 496 · U.S. census
- Campillo 967 · U.S. census
- Campione 974 · U.S. census
- Campisi 2,122 · U.S. census
- Campo 6,470 · U.S. census
- Campos 96,111 · U.S. census
- Campoy 540 · U.S. census
- Camps 1,070 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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