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 1,976
General Labourer 193
Living On Own Means 174
Coal Miner 143
Domestic Servant 99
Dress Maker 94
Labourer 88
Living On Her Own Means 87
Cotton Weaver 83
Clerk 63
General Servant Domestic 56
General Servant 50
Dock Labourer 48
Laundress 43
House Keeper 41
Tailor 40
Agricultural Labourer 34
Blacksmith 29
Carpenter 28
Farmer 28
Cotton Winder 28
Charwoman 28
Cook Domestic Servant 27
Painter 27
General Domestic Servant 26

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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