Cam Family History

Cam Surname Meaning

Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 甘 see Gan. Vietnamese (Cầm): from the Chinese surname 琴 see Qin.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Caen in Calvados, France, early recorded as Cadum and Cadomum (see Cain). English: habitational name from one of two places called Cam in Gloucestershire and Yorkshire.

English: nickname from an unrecorded Middle English cam (perhaps from Welsh cam) ‘crooked, bent’, also ‘perverse’. Compare Middle English cammed ‘pug-nosed, curved’, probably a derivative of cam.

Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked; one-eyed, cross-eyed’. 7: Breton (mainly Finistère; also Le Cam): nickname for a lame man from cam, kamm ‘lame’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Camm, Cain, Cao, Cham, Ram, Sam, Cap, Lam, Ham, Kam

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You can see how Cam families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cam family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cam families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 29 Cam families living in Ontario. This was about 45% of all the recorded Cam's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Cam families in 1911.

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What did your Cam ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Servant were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Cam. 67% of Cam men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Cam women worked as a Servant.

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Cam life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Cam in 1963 was 83, and 70 in 2004.

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Cam Surname Meaning

Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 甘 see Gan. Vietnamese (Cầm): from the Chinese surname 琴 see Qin.

Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked; one-eyed, cross-eyed’. 7: Breton (mainly Finistère; also Le Cam): nickname for a lame man from cam, kamm ‘lame’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Cam family from?

What did your Cam ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Servant were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Cam. 67% of Cam men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Cam women worked as a Servant.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

67%

Laborer

34%

Servant

100%

What Cam family records will you find?

What is the average Cam lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Cam life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 1971. The average life expectancy for Cam in 1963 was 83, and 70 in 2004.

Cam Family History

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