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
Scholar 2,596
General Labourer 133
Labourer 126
Domestic Servant 121
Coal Miner 119
Dress Maker 109
Annuitant 85
Cotton Weaver 83
General Servant 74
House Keeper 52
Agricultural Labourer 49
Laundress 47
Dock Labourer 44
Joiner 41
General Servant Domestic 37
Tailor 37
Charwoman 32
No Occupation 32
Hawker 29
Cook Domestic Servant 27
Servant 27
Painter 26
Cook 23
None 23
Servant Domestic 23

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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