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The surname Camilo

A surname, carried by 2,396 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C540 Also a first name

Camilo: #12,850 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Camilo #12,850, 2,396 people Camilo: #12,850 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Camilo #12,850, 2,396 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Camilo is more common than 92.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,396 people named Camilo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 128,859 Americans. That is up 69% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,420.

#12,850
rank among US surnames
2,396
people in 2010
0.8
per 100,000 Americans
+68.7%
change since 2000 (was #18,101)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#12,842Bridgers2,397128,805
#12,850Camilo2,396128,859
#12,856Cliff2,395128,913

Who is named Camilo

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

87% of people named Camilo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
  • White (not Hispanic) 9.3%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
  • Two or more races 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Camilos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Tiago Camilo
    Brazilian judoka, born 1982
  • Paulo André
    Brazilian athlete, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Camilo

Camilo has the Soundex code C540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C540.

Questions

How common is the surname Camilo?
2,396 people in the United States had the surname Camilo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 128,859 Americans. It ranked 12,850th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Camilo?
In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Camilo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Camilo?
Tiago Camilo, Brazilian judoka, followed by Paulo André.
Where is the surname Camilo most common?
Wikidata records people named Camilo in Brazil.
Is the surname Camilo getting more or less common?
More common. 1,420 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,396 in 2010, up 69%.
Is Camilo also a first name?
Yes. Camilo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.