Camplin Surname

261,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Camplin Surname Definition:

The suffix is manifestly the diminutive -elin (compare Hewlingi. Thus it may be of the baptismal or nickname class. If the latter, it may be a diminutive of Campion, i.e. Champion, which see. In any case William Campelin (infra) must be looked upon as the progenitor.

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Camplin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:710,70456,075
England3791:147,01314,138
Australia3001:89,98610,337
Canada1641:224,66821,579
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Slovenia341:73,16710,069
Wales231:134,5459,804
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines61:18,776937
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malta11:430,2723,380
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:82,3498,789
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Camplin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The suffix is manifestly the diminutive -elin (compare Hewlingi. Thus it may be of the baptismal or nickname class. If the latter, it may be a diminutive of Campion, i.e. Champion, which see. In any case William Campelin (infra) must be looked upon as the progenitor.

William Campelin, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Camplyon, rector of Rack heath Parva, Norfolk, 1401: History of Norfolk.

1627. Buried — Margaret Camplyn, Repham, Norfolk: ibid.

1679. Titus Camplin, chymist, Norwich: ibid.

1790 Married — William Maken and Eleanor Camplen: St. George, Hanover Square.

1791. — John Parks and Carolina Camplin: ibid.

1797. Married — Edward Page and Mary Campling: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Anglo-French) = Camlin 2 (q.v.) with intrus. -p- and -g.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Camplin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camplin is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camplin? popularity and diffusion

Camplin is the 261,034th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,845,443 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Camplin are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 710,704. In The United States Camplin is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 28 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Camplin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Camplin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Camplin surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Camplin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Camplin last name are 15.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Camplin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Champlin935,231/
Campling931,499/
Camplina932/
Campplin931/
Champlion885/
Campiglin881/
Campellin881/
Champplin880/
Complin86108/
Camplen8653/
Kamplin8646/
Samplin8645/
Camplim861/
Campiln861/
Canplin861/
Jamplin860/
Kampling80428/
Chanplin8045/
Kamphlin805/
Champlen804/
Campplln802/
Compling800/
Chomplin800/
Cablin77192/
Cavlin7730/
Zampellin7523/
Khamplien752/
Kampfling751/
Cabling711,399/
Kemplin71660/
Komplin7164/
Samplyn714/
Samplen713/
Cablina713/
Cavllin712/
Kamplen710/
Kaampiln674/
Komplien672/
Cabellin672/
Khamplen671/
Cabillin671/
Zamplent671/
Chomplen670/

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