campos

Campos is a name used as both a surname and a place name in several Iberian-influenced regions. In both Spanish and Portuguese, the word campos means "fields," and the surname likely originated to denote a person associated with fields or a landscape feature. As a surname, Campos is common in Spain, Portugal, and Latin American countries, and it has variants such as Campo (singular).

Geographically, Campos refers to multiple locations, with a few notably recognized examples. Campos dos Goytacazes is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located along the coast near the Paraíba do Sul river. It is one of the larger municipalities in the region and has a history tied to agricultural and industrial development. Campos, Mallorca, is a municipality on the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, Spain, known for its rural character and cultural heritage. Beyond these, there are other smaller towns and parishes named Campos in Portugal and other Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas, reflecting the commonality of the name as a landscape-based toponym.

In contemporary usage, Campos appears frequently as a surname across generations and geographies, carried by individuals in sports, arts, politics, and other fields. The name’s origins in field-related imagery reflect a common pattern of toponymic and occupational surnames in Iberian naming traditions. See also Campo for related forms and disambiguation of similarly named places.