Explore the Family Name Cambero

The meaning of Cambero

Spanish: altered form of Portuguese or Galician Cambeiro, a habitational name from any of the places so named.

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How common is the last name Cambero in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Cambero saw a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 64,186 in popularity among all surnames in the United States but rose to a rank of 50,196 by 2010, marking an upward shift of 21.8 percent. The count of individuals with the Cambero surname also increased during this period, growing from 290 to 417, a rise of 43.79 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people named Cambero per 100,000 individuals in the country also increased, moving from 0.11 to 0.14, indicating a growth of 27.27 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,186	#50,196	21.8%
Count	290	417	43.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cambero

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cambero. In 2000, 96.55 percent of the individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, which decreased slightly to 95.20 percent in 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up 1.72 percent of the Camberos in 2000, a figure that significantly increased to 3.12 percent by 2010. Although there were no Black individuals with the surname Cambero recorded in the 2000 census, by 2010, they constituted 1.44 percent of all Camberos. There were no changes for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers within the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.55%	95.2%	-1.4%
White	1.72%	3.12%	81.4%
Black	0%	1.44%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%