Camm Surname

111,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Namibia

Camm Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of the Cam,' one of the rivers or streams of that name, from residence on its banks, (a) 'Of the Camb,' from residence on the Camb or crest of a hill, or dike. The Yorkshire Cams represent (a).

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Camm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7901:31,1274,163
Australia7511:35,9464,729
United States7061:513,39842,994
Namibia2601:9,2671,789
Canada1551:237,71322,683
South Africa1441:376,23433,811
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
Wales861:35,9833,576
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Scotland261:205,91610,908
France101:6,642,272293,169
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9561:25,4973,509
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

Camm (131) may also be a first name.

Camm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of the Cam,' one of the rivers or streams of that name, from residence on its banks, (a) 'Of the Camb,' from residence on the Camb or crest of a hill, or dike. The Yorkshire Cams represent (a).

Willelmus Cambe, conttabularius, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Cambe, 1379: ibid.

Nicholaus Cambe, 1379: ibid.

Henry del Cam, Suffolk, 1275. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Cam, 00. Oxf, ibid.

Osbert de Cam, Norfolk, 24 Henry II: History of Norfolk.

John de Cam, rector of Kirkby-Cane, Norfolk, 1326: ibid.

Thomas Cambe, of Capenwray, 1678: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Jonathan Cam, of Capenwray, 1716: ibid.

1733. Married — Dymock Morrice and Mary Cam: St. George, Hanover Square.

1771. — Edward Green and Elizabeth Camb: ibid.

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

(Celtic) 1 Crooked, Deformed, One- Eyed [Celt, cam] 2 Dweller by the River Cam (except the Cambridgeshire Cam) [Celtic cam, crooked, winding] (Eng) Dweller at a Hill-Crest or Ridge [Old English camb]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Cam; a location name in Gloucestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Camm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camm is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Camm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 111,969th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,759,427 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Camm live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Camm is also the 811,108th most common given name on earth, borne by 131 people.

The last name Camm is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,790 people, or 1 in 31,127. In England Camm is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live and Derbyshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Camm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Camm has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Camm last name rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 362 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Camm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Camm last name are 2.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Camm earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning R 242,748 per year; in United States they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $44,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camme8926/
Chamm8916/
Caumm892/
Scamm891/
Cam8678,231/
Chamme80267/
Caymme802/
Cham75100,790/
Kamm7510,222/
Ciam758,081/
Samm751,500/
Came751,297/
Caum75505/
Caim75278/
Jamm75193/
Scam7596/
Comm7595/
Zamm7545/
Casm7526/
Kcam7526/
Cahm7521/
Camt7518/
Caam7515/
Csam7511/
Camd7510/
Cgam755/
Qamm754/
Canm754/
Ccam754/
Gcam754/
Tcam753/
Ceam752/
Catm751/
Dcam751/
Czam751/
Ckam751/
Caïm751/
Camh751/
Tchamme732/
Chhamme731/
Chame674,389/
Cahum673,735/
Cheam673,495/
Cayme672,549/
Chaim671,956/
Jamme671,366/
Chaum671,283/
Chham67378/
Khamm67338/
Tcham67326/
Caime67317/
Kamme67306/
Caume67154/
Caham67139/
Comme67133/
Scaum6792/
Chaam6774/
Chajm6743/
Zamme6732/
Scaim6731/
Ciame6727/
Chamh6725/
Gcame6723/
Camhe6717/
Chaym6712/
Casme6710/
Ccame679/
Zaumm676/
Commd674/
Saumm674/
Camåe673/
Saimm673/
Kaumm672/
Quamm672/
Saamm672/
Cahme672/
Qaumm672/
Jhamm671/
Zsamm671/
Caism671/
Chaïm671/
Chamï671/
Catme671/
Csham671/
Hcham671/
Sceam671/
Zjamm671/
Camth671/
Comnm671/
Jjamm671/
Kcame671/
Cahnm671/
Giamm671/
Dcomm671/
Chgam671/

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