Camden Surname

97,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Camden 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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Camden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1041:88,3189,958
England3461:161,03515,064
Canada2111:174,62417,463
Australia1211:223,10521,260
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5221:96,2049,802

Camden (1,657) may also be a first name.

Camden 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

Camden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camden occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Camden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camden? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,787th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,502,277 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Camden are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 189,202nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 1,657 people.

The surname Camden is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,104 people, or 1 in 88,318. In The United States Camden is most numerous in: Virginia, where 16 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Camden exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Camden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Camden has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Camden surname rose 786 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Camden Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Camden last name are 22.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Camden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.38% less than the national average, earning $43,531 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamden921/
Samden83303/
Comden83205/
Canden83137/
Kamden8337/
Jamden8310/
Camdem838/
Camdne832/
Qamden831/
Zamden831/
Camdyn831/
Camdin831/
Chamdin7732/
Candeng7718/
Kamdeen7710/
Khamden775/
Samdeen774/
Jamdeen773/
Chomden772/
Camding772/
Chamdne771/
Camdion771/
Kamdeun771/
Zamdeen771/
Caunden771/
Candeen770/
Candien770/
Samdn734/
Candn732/
Catinden715/
Khamdeen712/
Khamdaen711/
Kamddeen711/
Qaimdeen711/
Qaumdeen711/
Tchamdem711/
Tshamden711/
Quamdeen711/
Caineden710/
Kanden67951/
Samdin67493/
Kamdin67237/
Zamdin67179/
Candin67146/
Conden67125/
Kemden6767/
Jamdin6762/
Komden6752/
Candengue6721/
Kamdyn678/
Candne674/
Kamdne673/
Candem672/
Khamdn671/
Jamdem671/
Tchaumdem671/
Comdem671/
Jaimdn671/

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Camden 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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