Campling Surname

261,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Campling 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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Campling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1101:50,1966,223
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Australia811:333,28028,364
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Canada381:969,62173,252
Wales211:147,35910,403
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4291:56,8196,723
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Campling 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

Campling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Campling is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Campling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Campling is the 261,733rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,861,605 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Campling live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,110 people, or 1 in 50,196. In England Campling is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live, Essex, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Campling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Campling has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 11,700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 140 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 280 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Campling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Campling last name is chiefly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Campling last name are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the party.

The amount Campling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.78% more than the national average, earning R 486,636 per year; in United States they earn 25.69% more than the national average, earning $54,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Champling940/
Camplin931,504/
Kampling88428/
Sampling884/
Camplina882/
Campplin881/
Compling880/
Kampfling821/
Campiglin821/
Campellin821/
Cabling801,399/
Complin80108/
Camplen8053/
Kamplin8046/
Cavling8042/
Camplim801/
Campiln801/
Canplin801/
Kempling75156/
Kampleng7579/
Kompling758/
Kamphlin755/
Campplln752/
Chanpleng7145/
Khampleng7117/
Khamplien712/
Chompleng711/
Cabilling711/
Kamploeng711/
Khamplaeng67121/
Komplin6764/
Kabling677/
Cableng674/
Cobling671/
Covling671/
Kamplen670/

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