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The Campos surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 96,111 people carried this name — #323 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,070 people counted. That is up 37% from 69,950 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Campos surname

Literally, “fields”

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Campos» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 72,289 people named Campos 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 23,770
Córdoba 7,599
Santiago del Estero 6,227
Tucumán 5,099
Mendoza 4,138
City of Buenos Aires 4,018
Santa Fe 3,243
Salta 3,030

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,036 people named Campos.

458 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 458
Hauts-de-Seine 75
Hérault 57
Paris 44
Bouches-du-Rhône 38
Gard 34
Pyrénées-Orientales 33
Gironde 26
Ariège 23

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

969 people named Campos live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 204
Geneva 180
Zurich 119
Valais 89
Fribourg 66
Bern 44
Graubünden 43
Lucerne 43

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

148 people named Campos is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 148

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Campos in American newspapers,
1887–1946.

Newspaper page from St. Landry Democrat carrying the name Campos
St. Landry Democrat 1887-11-26
Newspaper page from The Madisonian carrying the name Campos
The Madisonian 1896-01-25
Newspaper page from The Morgan City Daily Review carrying the name Campos
The Morgan City Daily Review 1917-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 195,280 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Campos,
with a public archive behind them.

  • José Campos Julián
    José Campos Julián 1727–1804 · Catholic bishop
  • Daniel Campos
    Daniel Campos 1829–1902 · writer
  • Gaspar Campos
    Gaspar Campos 1831–1868 · military personnel
  • Julio Campos
    Julio Campos 1834–1890 · military personnel
  • Luis María Campos
    Luis María Campos 1838–1907 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 213 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Campos.

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