How common is the surname Camejo?

1,427 people in the United States had the surname Camejo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,360 Americans. It ranked 19,075th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Camejo?

Peter Camejo, American politician (1939-2008).

Where is the surname Camejo most common?

Wikidata records people named Camejo in the United States.

Is the surname Camejo getting more or less common?

More common. 1,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,427 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Camejo

A surname, carried by 1,427 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Camejo is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,427 people named Camejo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 216,360 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,008.

#19,075

rank among US surnames

1,427

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+41.6%

change since 2000 (was #23,501)

Who is named Camejo

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

92% of people named Camejo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 5.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Camejos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Camejo
American politician (1939-2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Camejo

Camacho

Camejo has the Soundex code C520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C520.

Questions

How common is the surname Camejo?: 1,427 people in the United States had the surname Camejo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 216,360 Americans. It ranked 19,075th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Camejo?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Camejo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Camejo?: Peter Camejo, American politician (1939-2008).
Where is the surname Camejo most common?: Wikidata records people named Camejo in the United States.
Is the surname Camejo getting more or less common?: More common. 1,008 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,427 in 2010, up 42%.