Camps History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Camps

Noble surnames, such as Camps, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Camps, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Camps family

Early History of the Camps family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Camps research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1242, 1508, 1784 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Camps History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Camps Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Campos, Campo, de Campos, de Campo, del Campo, Camps, Campillo, del Campillo, Ocampo, de Ocampo, Campa and many more.

Early Notables of the Camps family

Prominent among members of the family were Sebastián de Ocampo, a Spanish navigator and explorer who is generally believed to have been the first navigator to have circumnavigated the island of Cuba, in 1508 and is credited with the discovery of the Gulf of Mexico; sixteenth century historian Florián de Ocampo; seventeenth century Spanish botanist and physician Antonio Campillo y Marco; eighteenth century administrator Nicolás del Campo, Marquis of Loreto...
Another 70 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Camps Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Camps Ranking

In France, the name Camps is the 5,000^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1