How common is the surname Campeau?

1,161 people in the United States had the surname Campeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Campeau?

Frank Campeau, actor (1864-1943).

Where is the surname Campeau most common?

Wikidata records people named Campeau in the United States.

Is the surname Campeau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Campeau

A French surname, carried by 1,161 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C510

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Campeau is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,161 people named Campeau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,136.

#22,216

rank among US surnames

1,161

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,455)

Who is named Campeau

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

94% of people named Campeau identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Campeaus

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frank Campeau
Actor (1864-1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Campeau

Campeau has the Soundex code C510, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C510.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Campeau come from?: Campeau is French in origin.
How common is the surname Campeau?: 1,161 people in the United States had the surname Campeau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Campeau?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Campeau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Campeau?: Frank Campeau, actor (1864-1943).
Where is the surname Campeau most common?: Wikidata records people named Campeau in the United States.
Is the surname Campeau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, up 2.2%.