Explore the Family Name Campobasso

The meaning of Campobasso

Italian: habitational name from Campobasso in Molise, named with campo ‘field’ + basso ‘low’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Enrico, Agostino, Carina, Costantino, Domenico, Gaetano, Geno.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Campobasso has marginally increased between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Campobasso was ranked 51,458th most common surname whereas in 2010 it rose to the 50,851st position, representing a change of 1.18%. The count of individuals with this surname also witnessed an uptick from 380 in 2000 to 410 in 2010, a rise of approximately 7.89%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.14 over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#50,851	1.18%
Count	380	410	7.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Campobasso

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there were no people of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity bearing the Campobasso surname in either the 2000 or 2010 census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage saw a slight decrease from 92.63% in 2000 to 90.73% in 2010. A noteworthy increase was observed in the Hispanic community, who represented 3.42% of the Campobassos in 2000 and rose to 5.37% by 2010. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives also increased from 2.37% to 3.17% during this time frame. Remarkably, those identifying with two or more races fell from 1.32% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.63%	90.73%	-2.05%
Hispanic	3.42%	5.37%	57.02%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.37%	3.17%	33.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%