Camlin Surname

273,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Camlin Surname Definition:

CAMELYN: Anselm de Camelyn who witnessed a charter by Adam de Morham, p. 1214 (RAA., I, p. 21) derived his name from Camelon in Stirlingshire.

Camlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal7751:36,7501,291
United States4181:867,12765,849
Northern Ireland871:21,2072,507
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Wales91:343,83718,086
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1221:36,3103,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Camlin (60) may also be a first name.

Camlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CAMELYN: Anselm de Camelyn who witnessed a charter by Adam de Morham, p. 1214 (RAA., I, p. 21) derived his name from Camelon in Stirlingshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Camlin = the Crooked Po0L or Channel [Celtic cam, crooked + linn, pool, &c.] (A.French) the French Camelin, prob. for the French Gamelin = the O.Scand. name Gamel + the French diminutive suff. -in: v. Cammell 1

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Camlin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camlin is most common in Nepal. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Camlin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 273,120th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,117,659 people. Camlin is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Camlin live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Camlin is also the 1,270,172nd most common first name in the world, borne by 60 people.

The last name Camlin is most frequent in Nepal, where it is held by 775 people, or 1 in 36,750. In Nepal it is most common in: Mechi, where 51 percent live, Koshi, where 34 percent live and Sagarmatha, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nepal this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent live.

Camlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Camlin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Camlin last name grew 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Camlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Camlin surname are 6.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Camlin earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $43,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $50,230 CAD per year.

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