Explore the Family Name Camille

The meaning of Camille

French, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Seychellois: from the French male personal name Camille, derived from Latin Camillus (see Camillo). This surname is most common in Haiti. Some characteristic forenames: French Calixte, Chantal, Georges, Jacques, Jean Francois, Jean-Claude, Marie Josette, Pascal, Rodrigue, Serge, Yves.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Camille has risen notably over the past decade. In 2000, it ranked 29,016 in terms of commonality and increased to a ranking of 24,260 by 2010, representing a growth of 16.39%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname grew from 770 in 2000 to 1,034 in 2010, a significant increase of 34.29%. The proportion of individuals bearing the Camille surname per 100,000 people also grew by 20.69% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,016	#24,260	16.39%
Count	770	1,034	34.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.35	20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Camille

Ethnically, the breakdown for the surname Camille showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. People of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with this surname rose by 18.46%, while those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of 69.04%. The proportion of White individuals with the Camille surname decreased by 20.21%, whereas Hispanic persons increased their representation by 95.80%. The largest group, Black individuals, saw an increase of 24.17% in that decade. However, American Indians and Alaskan Natives with this surname decreased their numbers by 59.62%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	51.56%	64.02%	24.17%
White	36.36%	29.01%	-20.21%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.8%	95.8%
Two or More Races	6.88%	2.13%	-69.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.12%	1.26%	-59.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.65%	0.77%	18.46%