Cambden Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cambden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Campden': (1) Chipping Campden; (2) Broad Campden, a parish and a hamlet in Gloucestershire.

Hugh de Campeden, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Campeden, Northamptonshire, ibid.

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Cambden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cambden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Campden': (1) Chipping Campden; (2) Broad Campden, a parish and a hamlet in Gloucestershire.

Hugh de Campeden, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Campeden, Northamptonshire, ibid.

1570. William Camden: Register of the University of Oxford.

1575. William Campden: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Campden (Glos.): the suffix is the Old English denu, ‘a valley’; the prefix may be the Old English camp,‘a battle,’ 'war' (Latin camp-us), or an English borrowing of the Celtic cam, 'crooked,’ if not the Old English camb, ‘a crest,’ ‘ridge.’ John de Campeden.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The great antiquary, "the Nourice of Antiquitie," was descended from a plebeian family in Staffordshire. Noble's Coll. of Arms. The name may have been originally taken from Campden, co. Gloucester. The house in which William Camden lived, at Chiselhurst co. Kent, is called Camden Place, and from it the Marquis Camden derives his title.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cambden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cambden Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cambden is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cambden.

How Common Is The Last Name Cambden? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Cambden are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Cambden is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 51 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent live and Kent, where 12 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 15 percent live and Azerbaijan, where 2 percent live.

Cambden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cambden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Combden86234/
Campden8665/
Cumbden864/
Cambdon860/
Cambedan801/
Cambadon801/
Cambodian756/
Chambdinn750/
Combdon71150/
Cambodiani7116/
Campdon712/
Campten711/
Cmbdyan711/
Compden711/
Kambetan6711/
Camboton672/
Kombaden672/
Campteon672/
Kambadan671/
Combeton671/
Kambudnu671/
Chmbdyan671/
Qamwdeen671/
Kempden572/
Kaimwdin5314/

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Cambden Reference & Research

Camden DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Camden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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