Cameron is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cameron
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The man with a crooked or wry nose; one who came from Cameron, i.e., crooked hill, the name of three places in Scotland.

Crooked or hooked nose.

How popular is Cameron?

Cameron is common in United States, Australia, Canada, Scotland, England, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Guyana, Puerto Rico, Wales, Ireland, Thailand, Afghanistan, Netherlands, Suriname, Brazil, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Spain, Saudi Arabia, France, Nigeria, Panama, Chile, British Virgin Islands, Israel, Sweden.

Cameron is ranked 3042 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cameron bearers increased by 5.34 per cent in 2010 US census to 55240 since 2000, the surname slipped by 36 spots and ranked at 614. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.52 77.87
Black 17.86 17.02
Hispanic or Latino 3.14 2.2
Others 2.09 1.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.66 0.56
Cameron is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while British Virgin Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 185195 people have been found who wears Cameron as their family name. Cameron is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cameron:
557 United States72,206
84 Australia28,821
93 Canada28,724
31 Scotland17,312
438 England16,818
Countries with thousands of Cameron:
110 Jamaica4,647
82 New Zealand4,490
2,114 South Africa3,222
329 Northern Ireland1,200
Countries with hundreds of Cameron:
117 Guyana852
380 Puerto Rico598
653 Wales529
1,550 Ireland364
36,866 Thailand322
2,647 Afghanistan307
10,056 Netherlands289
257 Suriname275
31,835 Brazil242
33,336 Germany237
915 Trinidad and Tobago234
2,508 Dominican Republic216
15,208 Spain202
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
61,236 France158
48,659 Nigeria147
1,720 Panama135
4,661 Chile134
51 British Virgin Islands126
8,556 Israel124
6,708 Sweden107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,231 Singapore98
9,525 Switzerland97
87,866 Philippines97
1,954 Paraguay94
35,035 Argentina91
11,921 Papua New Guinea91
21,615 Zimbabwe86
6,926 Kuwait67
1,421 Costa Rica65
267 Jersey58
10,264 Venezuela54
10,317 Denmark51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,168 Malaysia49
15,868 Peru49
162,760 Russia48
78,318 Italy45
16,038 Norway42
428 Grenada41
282,725 India41
406 Antigua and Barbuda38
10,086 Portugal38
2,992 Hong Kong36
463 Isle of Man36
2,156 China34
25,133 Mexico34
570 United States Virgin Islands32
755 Guam29
539 Guernsey29
1,021 Malta24
16,789 Iraq21
515 Bermuda19
13,778 Colombia18
5,219 Cambodia17
557 Cayman Islands15
15,474 Estonia15
66,436 Belgium14
268 Turks and Caicos Islands13
45,407 Japan12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,389 Barbados10
80,937 Czechia10
4,379 Honduras10
434,432 Indonesia10
1,511 Aruba9
5,469 Bahrain9
20,027 Ecuador9
30,726 Qatar9
714 Vanuatu9
80,919 Austria7
8,141 Cuba7
38,644 Finland7
64 Norfolk Island6
937 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6
12,102 Sri Lanka6
23,065 Taiwan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Factory Worker Marion Cameron from Ireland aboard the unknown ferry from Glasgow during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 18 years old when she arrived in USA on November 6, 1848. 30 years old Mary Cameron, Workman John Cameron, 19 years old Mary Cameron, William Cameron (26) Fitter, Jno. Cameron (30) Merchant, Mrs Cameron, aged 30, U Cameron (8), 34 years old Archd. Cameron, and 76 other Cameron around 42.86% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and servant, engineer, printer migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool and Halifax & Liverpool.

From Italy

Rob Cameron was 19 years old when he migrated to USA on January 3, 1887. He lived in Italy where he worked as laborer and took Leerdam from Rotterdam.

From Germany

Jane Cameron was 18 years old when she migrated to United States on May 28, 1867. She lived in Germany where she worked as spinster and took Aleppo from Liverpool & Queenstown. Catherine Cameron, aged 18, Catherine Cameron (43) Farmer, Charles Cameron (10), Gardener Robert Cameron, 48 years old Auguste W. Cameron, are others that migrated to US from London, Liverpool & Queenstown and Bremen.

Cameron Namesakes

  • W. Bruce Cameron, American author, columnist, and humorist
  • David Cameron, British politician
  • Ewan Cameron, Scottish physician
  • Verney Lovett Cameron, English traveller
  • G. C. Cameron, American soul and R&B singer
  • Donaldina Cameron, pioneer in the fight against slavery as a Presbyterian missionary
  • David Young Cameron, Scottish painter and etcher
  • Basil Cameron, English conductor
  • Sheila Cameron, British lawyer
  • Lynn Cameron, Scottish curler
  • Bert Cameron, retired Jamaican sprinter
  • Terry Cameron, former South Australian politician
  • John A. Cameron,
  • Rondo Cameron, American professor of economic history
  • Scotty Cameron, American golf club maker primarily
  • Billy Cameron, Canadian professional ice hockey right winger
  • N. E. Cameron, writer from Guyana
  • Duncan Inglis Cameron, university administrator and Secretary of Heriot-Watt University
  • Robert Curry Cameron, American astronomer
  • Mark Cameron, American athlete
  • Hilda Cameron, Canadian athlete
  • Regan Cameron, fashion, beauty and celebrity photographer
  • Eric Cameron, Canadian artist living in Calgary
  • Kate Cameron, English house and trance music singer with a rich alto voice
  • Samuel James Cameron, was Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow
  • Murdoch Cameron, was Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Glasgow
  • John Joseph Cameron, West Indian cricketer
  • Anne Cameron, Canadian novelist, poet
  • Henry Alvin Cameron, African-American schoolteacher
  • Betty Cameron, Australian World War II servicewoman and WAAAF activist
  • Fred Cameron, Canadian-American former soccer player
  • Kenneth D. Cameron, retired American naval aviator, test pilot
  • Donald Ewen Cameron, American Psychopathological Association
  • Paul Cameron, American psychologist and sex researcher
  • Thomas Cameron, Canadian veterinarian and parasitologist
  • Alastair G. W. Cameron, Canadian astrophysicist and space scientist
  • James Cameron, Canadian filmmaker, philanthropist
  • Julia Margaret Cameron, British photographer
  • Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English politician
  • Elspeth Cameron, Canadian writer best
  • Simon Cameron, influential American businessman and politician
  • Archie Cameron, Australian politician
  • Mike Cameron, American former professional Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Matthew Crooks Cameron, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Julia Cameron, American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist
  • Ross Cameron, Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Matt Cameron, American musician
  • Pero Cameron, New Zealand former professional basketball player and basketball coach
  • Carl Cameron, American television journalist and former reporter for Fox News Channel
  • Rhona Cameron, Scottish comedian
  • Aylmer Cameron, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • William E. Cameron, American soldier, lawyer, journalist
  • Liz Cameron, former Lord Provost of Glasgow
  • Stevie Cameron, award-winning Canadian investigative journalist and best-selling author
  • Arthur Leslie Cameron, tenth mayor of Calgary

Cameron Namesakes

  • W. Bruce Cameron, American author, columnist, and humorist
  • David Cameron, British politician
  • Ewan Cameron, Scottish physician
  • Verney Lovett Cameron, English traveller
  • G. C. Cameron, American soul and R&B singer
  • Donaldina Cameron, pioneer in the fight against slavery as a Presbyterian missionary
  • David Young Cameron, Scottish painter and etcher
  • Basil Cameron, English conductor
  • Sheila Cameron, British lawyer
  • Lynn Cameron, Scottish curler
  • Bert Cameron, retired Jamaican sprinter
  • Terry Cameron, former South Australian politician
  • John A. Cameron,
  • Rondo Cameron, American professor of economic history
  • Scotty Cameron, American golf club maker primarily
  • Billy Cameron, Canadian professional ice hockey right winger
  • N. E. Cameron, writer from Guyana
  • Duncan Inglis Cameron, university administrator and Secretary of Heriot-Watt University
  • Robert Curry Cameron, American astronomer
  • Mark Cameron, American athlete
  • Hilda Cameron, Canadian athlete
  • Regan Cameron, fashion, beauty and celebrity photographer
  • Eric Cameron, Canadian artist living in Calgary
  • Kate Cameron, English house and trance music singer with a rich alto voice
  • Samuel James Cameron, was Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow
  • Murdoch Cameron, was Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Glasgow
  • John Joseph Cameron, West Indian cricketer
  • Anne Cameron, Canadian novelist, poet
  • Henry Alvin Cameron, African-American schoolteacher
  • Betty Cameron, Australian World War II servicewoman and WAAAF activist
  • Fred Cameron, Canadian-American former soccer player
  • Kenneth D. Cameron, retired American naval aviator, test pilot
  • Donald Ewen Cameron, American Psychopathological Association
  • Paul Cameron, American psychologist and sex researcher
  • Thomas Cameron, Canadian veterinarian and parasitologist
  • Alastair G. W. Cameron, Canadian astrophysicist and space scientist
  • James Cameron, Canadian filmmaker, philanthropist
  • Julia Margaret Cameron, British photographer
  • Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English politician
  • Elspeth Cameron, Canadian writer best
  • Simon Cameron, influential American businessman and politician
  • Archie Cameron, Australian politician
  • Mike Cameron, American former professional Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Matthew Crooks Cameron, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Julia Cameron, American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist
  • Ross Cameron, Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Matt Cameron, American musician
  • Pero Cameron, New Zealand former professional basketball player and basketball coach
  • Carl Cameron, American television journalist and former reporter for Fox News Channel
  • Rhona Cameron, Scottish comedian
  • Aylmer Cameron, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • William E. Cameron, American soldier, lawyer, journalist
  • Liz Cameron, former Lord Provost of Glasgow
  • Stevie Cameron, award-winning Canadian investigative journalist and best-selling author
  • Arthur Leslie Cameron, tenth mayor of Calgary

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