Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CAMERON
There are approximately 39,140 people named Cameron in the UK. That makes it the 224th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 619 are named Cameron.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
CamaronCamareno
Camaro
Camarero
Camarano
Camarena
Camearon
Cameeron
Caameron
Caemeren
Camarron
Camaren
Camarono
Cameiro
Camaroon
Camarno
Cameneron
Camearn
Camberon
Camelron
Camebron
Caamero
Camareo
Camarone
Camarene
Camarn
The Cameron surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) From Cam, crooked, and sron, nose, crooked or hooked-nose.