Explore the Family Name Camejo

The meaning of Camejo

Spanish (Canary Islands) and Portuguese: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Armando, Pedro, Raul, Carlos, Jose, Jorge, Justo, Orlando, Ramon, Agustin, Eduardo, Francisco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Camejo has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of the surname jumped from 23,501 in 2000 to 19,075 in 2010, indicating a rise of approximately 18.83%. In terms of count, there were 1,008 individuals with the Camejo surname in 2000, which escalated to 1,427 by 2010, marking a significant rise of 41.57%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people grew by 29.73%, from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.48 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,501	#19,075	18.83%
Count	1,008	1,427	41.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.48	29.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Camejo

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Camejo surname identified as Hispanic in both 2000 and 2010. This group made up 87.00% in 2000 and increased to 91.94% in 2010, a growth of 5.68%. Those identifying as White represented 9.13% in 2000 but dropped to 5.05% in 2010, a decrease of 44.69%. Individuals identifying as Black represented 3.17% in 2000 and slightly declined to 2.73% in 2010, a decrease of 13.88%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but a small fraction identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010. Lastly, those identifying as two or more races were present in 2000 but were unrepresented in 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87%	91.94%	5.68%
White	9.13%	5.05%	-44.69%
Black	3.17%	2.73%	-13.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.6%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%