Explore the Family Name Kampa

The meaning of Kampa

Polish: variant of Kępa, a habitational name from any of several places called Kępa. This surname is also found in Germany.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kampa has seen a slight shift in its popularity. In 2000, the name was ranked 23,514 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it dropped to 24,531, marking a decrease of 4.33%. The count or number of people with the Kampa surname slightly increased from 1,007 in 2000 to 1,019 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people shrunk by 5.41% indicating that although the absolute number of individuals with this surname increased, relative to the population it became less common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,514	#24,531	-4.33%
Count	1,007	1,019	1.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kampa

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Kampa surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting changes over the decade. In 2000, the majority of those with the surname identified as White at 97.22%, but this decreased to 94.41% by 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation saw a significant increase from 1.19% to 3.04%. There was also a small increase in those identifying with two or more races, climbing from 0.60% to 0.79%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander representation in 2010 at 1.18%, whereas the percentage for American Indian and Alaskan Native fell to zero. There remained no individuals with the Kampa surname who identified as Black in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.22%	94.41%	-2.89%
Hispanic	1.19%	3.04%	155.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.18%	0%
Two or More Races	0.6%	0.79%	31.67%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0%	0%