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

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    67%
  • Laborer
    34%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Servant
    100%
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Passenger Lists

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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.

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