Camp is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England, Netherlands. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Camp
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England, Netherlands
Meaning:

The form of the Kampe. The warrior or soldier; also an athlete or wrestler.

Camp is a variation of Kamp. The warrior or soldier; also an athlete or wrestler.

Dweller in, or near, a field.

The family name is variation of Kampen. Of Kampen, i.e., fields.

Aluric Camp or Campa was a Domesday tenant in the eastern counties. Author supposes that he was a champion; but he had held under Edward the Confessor, and, as Ellis observes, the office of champion does not occur so early. It is doubt less connected with Kemp, In Selkirkshire, camp still means "brisk, active, spirited."

Camp is variant form of Camper. Anglo-Saxon cempa, a combatant.

Surname is a variation of Camps. Many localities where Roman, Saxon, or other ancient earthworks exist are so called.

How popular is Camp?

Camp is common in United States, England, Australia, France, Canada, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, Egypt, Germany, New Zealand, Swaziland, Saudi Arabia.

Camp is ranked 10985 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Camp bearers increased by 1.09 per cent in 2010 US census to 29753 since 2000, the surname slipped by 102 spots and ranked at 1189. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.05 86.48
Black 9.83 9.37
Hispanic or Latino 2.02 1.58
Others 1.66 1.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.84 0.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.47
Camp is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Andorra is ahead in terms of density. Around 51162 people have been found who wears Camp as their family name. Camp is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Camp:
1,075 United States40,726
Countries with thousands of Camp:
2,516 England3,189
3,170 Australia1,173
8,502 France1,066
Countries with hundreds of Camp:
5,061 Canada907
5,261 Netherlands532
13,831 South Africa468
8,758 Spain425
19,796 Egypt305
28,337 Germany303
2,799 New Zealand282
371 Swaziland227
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,076 Thailand100
19,279 Belgium86
191,207 India78
7,175 Chile75
6,177 Portugal75
41,358 Argentina74
101,415 Brazil59
11,943 Sweden57
272 Andorra54
20,469 Mexico52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,613 Wales49
17,881 Switzerland40
134,326 Philippines38
191,585 Russia37
9,476 Uruguay36
11,471 Dominican Republic31
9,690 Scotland31
539 Guernsey29
5,083 Paraguay22
899 Isle of Man20
100,309 Italy19
22,770 Denmark18
4,443 China17
9,281 Taiwan17
77,522 Greece16
19,343 Iraq16
16,023 Qatar16
18,211 Singapore13
2,098 Guam12
390,383 Indonesia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
83,699 Kazakhstan10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
75,134 Austria8
379 Turks and Caicos Islands8
9,090 Jamaica7
39,591 Venezuela7
170,578 Malaysia6
36,458 Peru6
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old spinster Jane Camp who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on January 14, 1850 by unknown ferry put out from Liverpool. 4 years old Robert Camp, Workman Thomas Camp, G. Camp (30) Workman, Catherine Camp (21), 46 years old Mary Camp, Workman William Camp, 8 years old David Camp, are other Camp that migrated to US.

From Italy

Caruso Rioggiero Camp hailed from Trabia, Italy. 7 months old embarked for Brooklyn Ny from Genoa on Kaiser Wilhelm Ii and arrived on August 16, 1900. Laborer D. Camp, Luisa Camp (1) Laborer, 30 years old Maria Camp, 23 years old Maria Francesca Camp, Vincenzo Camp (10) Farmer, are others that migrated to US from Havana, Naples and Genoa.

From Germany

Shoemaker Caspar Camp from Germany aboard the Esperance from Hamburg. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on November 28, 1853. Anna Camp (1) Farmer, August Camp (6) Farmer, Laborer Friedr. Camp, Hermann Camp, aged 4, 50 years old Johanne Camp, Henry-B. Camp, aged 20, 28 years old Caroline Camp, Lizzie Camp, Anna Camp (25), and 4 other Camp around 44.44% of whom were farmer migrated to US from Bremen, Glasgow & Larne and Antwerp.

Camp Namesakes

  • Dalton Camp, Canadian journalist, politician
  • Walter Mason Camp, American editor, author
  • Walter de Camp, Finnish writer
  • Charles Lewis Camp, palaeontologist and zoologist, working
  • Albert Sidney Camp, American politician, educator and lawyer
  • L. Sprague de Camp, American writer of science fiction
  • Walter Camp, American football player, coach
  • A Camp, solo side project of Nina Persson
  • Maxime Du Camp, French writer and photographer
  • John Lafayette Camp, American lawyer and planter from Texas
  • Jesse Camp, musician and television personality
  • Shawn Camp, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Colleen Camp, American character actress and producer
  • Steve Camp, American contemporary Christian music artist with an adult contemporary pop sound
  • Greg Camp, American Grammy Award-nominated songwriter
  • Jeremy Camp, American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter
  • Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, punk rock band from San Diego, California
  • Hamilton Camp, English-born American singer-songwriter
  • Bob Camp, American animator, cartoonist, comic book artist
  • Adrienne Camp, South African singer and songwriter
  • Blake Camp, American soccer player
  • Susan Van Camp, fantasy artist
  • Catherine Crook de Camp, American science fiction and fantasy author and editor
  • Joe Camp, Joseph S. Camp, Jr
  • Frank Camp, Edward Franklin Camp Jr
  • Aaron Van Camp, espionage agent for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
  • Candace Camp, best-selling American writer of romance novels
  • Rick Camp, professional baseball player
  • John H. Camp, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Sokari Douglas Camp, London-based artist
  • John Newbold Camp, American politician and a Republican U.S. Representative
  • Helen Page Camp, American actress
  • Confrontation Camp, American rap rock group consisting of Kyle Jason and Public Enemy members Chuck D

Camp Namesakes

  • Dalton Camp, Canadian journalist, politician
  • Walter Mason Camp, American editor, author
  • Walter de Camp, Finnish writer
  • Charles Lewis Camp, palaeontologist and zoologist, working
  • Albert Sidney Camp, American politician, educator and lawyer
  • L. Sprague de Camp, American writer of science fiction
  • Walter Camp, American football player, coach
  • A Camp, solo side project of Nina Persson
  • Maxime Du Camp, French writer and photographer
  • John Lafayette Camp, American lawyer and planter from Texas
  • Jesse Camp, musician and television personality
  • Shawn Camp, American former professional baseball pitcher
  • Colleen Camp, American character actress and producer
  • Steve Camp, American contemporary Christian music artist with an adult contemporary pop sound
  • Greg Camp, American Grammy Award-nominated songwriter
  • Jeremy Camp, American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter
  • Jon Cougar Concentration Camp, punk rock band from San Diego, California
  • Hamilton Camp, English-born American singer-songwriter
  • Bob Camp, American animator, cartoonist, comic book artist
  • Adrienne Camp, South African singer and songwriter
  • Blake Camp, American soccer player
  • Susan Van Camp, fantasy artist
  • Catherine Crook de Camp, American science fiction and fantasy author and editor
  • Joe Camp, Joseph S. Camp, Jr
  • Frank Camp, Edward Franklin Camp Jr
  • Aaron Van Camp, espionage agent for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
  • Candace Camp, best-selling American writer of romance novels
  • Rick Camp, professional baseball player
  • John H. Camp, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Sokari Douglas Camp, London-based artist
  • John Newbold Camp, American politician and a Republican U.S. Representative
  • Helen Page Camp, American actress
  • Confrontation Camp, American rap rock group consisting of Kyle Jason and Public Enemy members Chuck D

Related Family Names: