Campbell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Campbell Name Meaning: Originates from the name of a Scottish Clan taken from the Gaelic name 'Caimbuel' which meant 'crooked mouth'.

Taken from a Gaelic nickname which was believed to have been given firstly to Dugald on Lochawe. It was originally first used by the Clan in the 1200's.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Campbell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Campbell family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 224
Female Servant 118
Labourer 88
Agricultural Labourer 45
Soldier 43
Tailor 31
Shoe Maker 27
Coal Miner 23
Farmer 23
Blacksmith 21
Cotton Weaver 20
Independant 19
Merchant 19
Pupil 19
Weaver 19
Clerk 19
Mariner 18
Army 18
Male Servant 16
Gardener 13
Baker 13
Servant 12
Dress Maker 12
Painter 11
Porter 11

Campbell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Campbell 100% 91,590
2 Cambell 88% 5,147
3 Camble 63% 926
4 Compbell 88% 798
5 Campble 75% 524
6 Campbel 88% 312
7 Cambel 75% 206
8 Campbill 88% 129
9 Campball 88% 100

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The surname Campbell is the most popular version of all its varients

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