Camp Family History
Camp Name Meaning
Dutch (also Van de Camp) and North German: from camp ‘enclosed fenced or hedged piece of land field’ from Latin campus ‘plain’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a field. Compare Kamp . English: from Middle English kempe ‘warrior’; see Kemp . The spelling Camp may be due to the influence of Old English camp ‘battle’ and campian ‘to fight’ or of Old French campion ‘warrior champion’. French: mainly southern form of Champ .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022