Camp Surname

10,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Camp Surname Definition:

Local, from residence at a camp or field. Nicol de Camp, vicaire del eglise de Grenlawe, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 210).

Camp Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States40,7331:8,8981,075
England3,1891:17,4722,516
Australia1,1731:23,0143,170
France1,0661:62,3108,502
Canada9071:40,6245,061
Netherlands5321:31,7435,261
South Africa4681:115,76413,831
Spain4251:110,0058,758
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Germany3031:265,69528,336
New Zealand2821:16,0582,799
Swaziland2271:5,719371
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Thailand1001:706,383117,076
Belgium861:133,68219,279
India781:9,834,172191,207
Chile751:234,8867,175
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Argentina741:577,61441,358
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Andorra541:1,553272
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Wales491:63,1545,613
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Uruguay361:95,3279,476
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Guernsey291:2,222539
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Isle of Man201:4,291899
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Denmark181:313,59522,770
China171:80,430,6804,441
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Greece161:692,48777,522
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Guam121:13,3432,098
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Show All Nations
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7021:14,3222,141
Wales131:120,6475,000
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,9791:5,593697

Camp (302) may also be a first name.

Camp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local, from residence at a camp or field. Nicol de Camp, vicaire del eglise de Grenlawe, rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 210).

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

(French-Latin) Dweller at a Camp or Field [Old French camp, Latin camp-us] Max du Camp.—Paris Directory.

(English) a variant of Kemp, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in, or near, a field.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Aluric Camp or Campa was a Domesd. tenant in the eastern counties. Kelham supposes that he was a champion; but he had held under Edward the Confessor, and, as Ellis observes, the office of champion does not occur so early. It is doubtless connected with Kemp. In Selkirkshire, camp still means "brisk, active, spirited." Jamieson.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Derived from Campe or Campes, Normandy. Walter, Ingulf, Rodolph, Gaufrid de Campe occur in the Duchy, 12th cent. (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John and Matthew de Campes in England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

— The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Kampi, nickname; from the Swedish, Camp, Kemp; from the Dutch, Kemp; from the German, Kampe; in the Domesday Book, Camp, Campa, Campo; a personal name.

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

The Derbyshire Camps are now established in the Derby district.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Camp is a name that has been for six centuries characteristic of this part of England. It was represented in the adjoining counties of Bedford and Cambridge in the 13th century (H. R.). In the county of Herts, Camp is an old Saudon name (Cus.). John Camp was thrice Mayor of Hertford in the middle of last century (T.). There are also Camps in Derbyshire. Campkin is an old Clothall name; there have been also Campkins at Datchworth during the last and the present century (Cus.).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Camp Demographics

Average Male Camp Height

176.92 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 671 (2014)

Average Female Camp Height

163.85 cm

Average female height (US):
161.5 cm
Sample size: 101 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Camp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camp is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Camp click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camp? popularity and diffusion

Camp is the 10,973rd most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 142,421 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Camp live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Camp is also the 506,891st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 302 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 40,733 people, or 1 in 8,898. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 125 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Camp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Camp has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Camp surname rose 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 377 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 775 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Camp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Camp last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Camp are 21.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Camp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 382.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 93,485 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.56% more than the national average, earning R 310,260 per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $50,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camps8917,983/
Champ897,296/
Campe892,019/
Scamp89569/
Dcamp89124/
Campf8997/
Camph8920/
Campt8917/
Czamp896/
Campp895/
Cammp895/
Caimp894/
Ceamp893/
Ciamp892/
Caump890/
Champe801,303/
Chaump80122/
Ciampe8033/
Campss8016/
Dchamp803/
D'Camp803/
Campps801/
Chaamp801/
Champh801/
Tchamp801/
Chammp800/
Kamp7523,311/
Samp751,983/
Camb75115/
Jamp7544/
Zamp7529/
Canp758/
Comp753/
Capd751/
Tchampe7315/
Dchamps736/
Campova732/
Campová731/
Kampe676,263/
Kampf674,591/
Chamb67807/
Jhamp67754/
Kamph67598/
Compe67416/
Kampp67306/
Comps67179/
Kaump67137/
Jampe67111/
Khamp6781/
Compt6755/
Kampz6739/
Samph6734/
Zampe6726/
Kaimp6720/
Giamp6716/
Chomp6713/
Qampe6713/
Canpe6711/
Scomp6711/
Chanp6710/
Cambs677/
Jamps675/
Cämpe674/
Quamp673/
Cainp673/
Jambp672/
Dschamps672/
Kaemp672/
Saump671/
Kgamp671/
Caumb671/
Chamv671/
Coump671/
Canps671/
Sambp671/
Tchaampe671/
Djamp671/
Cambpova671/
Cambì671/
Csampová671/
Sampf670/
Keamp670/
Sammp670/
Seamp670/
Jaump670/
Caunp670/
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