Explore the Family Name Campus

The meaning of Campus

Italian (Sardinia): from a Sardinian variant of Campi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Flavio, Innocenzo, Leonardo, Roberto, Salvatore.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Campus" has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Campus was ranked 43,463 in popularity and had 468 individuals bearing this last name. However, by 2010, its rank fell to 56,972, with only 358 individuals identified with this surname, reflecting a change of -31.08% and -23.5% respectively. The proportion of people named Campus per 100,000 also dropped from 0.17 to 0.12 during this time period, a decrease of approximately -29.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,463	#56,972	-31.08%
Count	468	358	-23.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.12	-29.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Campus

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there have been some shifts among those carrying the "Campus" surname between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic population saw a slight increase from 44.66% to 45.25%, whereas the percentage of White individuals diminished from 43.38% to 38.55%. The Asian/Pacific Islander community experienced a growth of 14.62%, increasing from 1.71% to 1.96%. Interestingly, the group identifying as two or more races nearly doubled in size from 1.92% to 3.63%. The number of Black individuals slightly decreased from 3.42% to 3.35%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw significant growth, rising from 4.91% to 7.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	44.66%	45.25%	1.32%
White	43.38%	38.55%	-11.13%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.91%	7.26%	47.86%
Two or More Races	1.92%	3.63%	89.06%
Black	3.42%	3.35%	-2.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.71%	1.96%	14.62%