# Camus (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/camus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 710 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,396 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 434,853 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.4% (649 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the French surname, from the adjective camus (“flat-nosed”). This also appears as Spanish and Catalan camús, cognate with the French word.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Camus in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 9.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Similar surnames

Chang, Camacho, Chung, Cheng, Cheung, Chong, Chance, Chiang, Coons, Ching, Comeaux, Canas.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.