The surname Camus
A French surname, carried by 710 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex C520
Origin
French origin
From the French surname, from the adjective camus (“flat-nosed”). This also appears as Spanish and Catalan camús, cognate with the French word.
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 710 people named Camus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 434,853 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 649.
#32,396
rank among US surnames
710
people in 2010
0.2
per 100,000 Americans
+9.4%
change since 2000 (was #33,206)
Who is named Camus
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
69% of people named Camus identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 9.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- White (not Hispanic) 69%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 9.3%
- Two or more races 2.5%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Other French surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Camus come from?
- From the French surname, from the adjective camus (“flat-nosed”). This also appears as Spanish and Catalan camús, cognate with the French word.
- How common is the surname Camus?
- 710 people in the United States had the surname Camus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 434,853 Americans. It ranked 32,396th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Camus?
- In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Camus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Camus getting more or less common?
- More common. 649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 710 in 2010, up 9.4%.