Last Name CHAMPLAIN

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Meaning The same as champaign, a flat, open country; from 'Champ,' an open, level field or plain, and 'lean,' a meadow; 'laine,' Gaelic, full; 'leathann,' wide; Cornish British, 'laun;' Welsh, 'llann,' full, wide.
Origin

Rank 36,672 (2000 US census) 44,273 (1990 US census)
Count 575 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 84.52%, or 486 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.87%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.87%, or 5 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 6.78%, or 39 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 5.74%, or 33 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.22%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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