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CAMDEN

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There are approximately 365 people named Camden in the UK. That makes it the 11,999th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 6 are named Camden.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Camden surname in historical dictionaries

CAMDEN. The great antiquary, "the Nourice of Antiquitie," was descended from a plebeian family in Statiordsbire. Noble's Coll. of Arms. Tlie name may have been originally taken from Campden, CO. Gloucester. Tlie house in which William Camden lived, at Chiselhurst co. Kent, is called Camden I'lace, and from it the Marquis Camden derives his title.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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