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    The surname Camargo

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 9,626 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C562

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Camargo is more common than 97.7% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    A surname from Portuguese or Spanish

    One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,626 people named Camargo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,074 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,520.

    #3,689
    rank among US surnames
    9,626
    people in 2010
    3.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +47.6%
    change since 2000 (was #4,949)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,684Rawlings9,65231,988
    #3,686Wynne9,63732,038
    #3,687Jasper9,63232,054
    #3,689Camargo9,62632,074
    #3,690Hedges9,62532,077

    Who is named Camargo

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Camargo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Camargos

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Christian Camargo
      American actor, born 1971
    • Joel Camargo
      Brazilian footballer (1946-2014)
    • Wanessa Camargo
      Brazilian singer, born 1982
    • Everton Camargo
      Brazilian association football player, born 1991
    • Alejandro Camargo
      Argentine footballer, born 1989
    • Maria Rita
      Brazilian recording artist, singer, born 1977
    • Luisa Mell
      Brazilian actress, born 1978

    Notable Camargos come mostly from Brazil (5), the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Camargo come from?
    Camargo is Portuguese in origin.
    How common is the surname Camargo?
    9,626 people in the United States had the surname Camargo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,074 Americans. It ranked 3,689th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Camargo?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Camargo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Camargo?
    Christian Camargo, American actor, followed by Joel Camargo.
    Where is the surname Camargo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Camargo in Brazil, the United States and Argentina.
    Is the surname Camargo getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,520 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,626 in 2010, up 48%.