Explore the Family Name Oldenkamp

The meaning of Oldenkamp

Dutch: topographic name from olden, the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of Middle Dutch old ‘old’ + kamp ‘enclosed field, domain’ (from Latin campus), denoting someone who lived by a field or domain so named.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Oldenkamp has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 40622 in the year 2000 to 40610 in 2010, marking a marginal growth of 0.03%. In terms of actual count, the number of people bearing the surname Oldenkamp rose from 507 in 2000 to 538 in 2010, registering an increase of about 6.11%. However, when it comes to proportion per 100k, there was a minor decrease of -5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,622	#40,610	0.03%
Count	507	538	6.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oldenkamp

In regard to the ethnicity associated with the surname Oldenkamp, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a shift in the ethnic identity distribution between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander reduced by -21.19%, while those identified as White also saw a decrease by -3.03%. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation surged significantly by 119.41%, albeit from a smaller base. There were no changes for individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Furthermore, the category "Two or more races" appeared in 2010 with a representation of 0.93%, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.07%	92.19%	-3.03%
Hispanic	2.37%	5.2%	119.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.18%	0.93%	-21.19%
Two or More Races	0%	0.93%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%