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Campbell

in Oregon

There are 3,816 people with the last name "Campbell" in Oregon.

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Campbell 37
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  1. is 33rd most common Jackson
  2. is 34th most common Roberts
  3. is 35th most common Olson
  4. is 36th most common Phillips
  5. is 37th most common Campbell
  6. is 38th most common Martinez
  7. is 39th most common Lopez
  8. is 40th most common Cook
  9. is 41st most common Hernandez

Similar Names and Nicknames

Campos, Camp, Campo, Campagna, Camper, Campion, Campana, Campa, Campanella, Campuzano

Most Common First Names for Campbell

John, David, Robert, James, Michael, Richard, Scott, Donald, William

Meaning & History

Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked’, ‘bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. The surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp.

In New England documents, Campbell sometimes occurs as a representation of the French name Hamel.

FOREBEARS The founder of the clan Campbell (and the bearer of the nickname) was Gillespie Ó Duibhne, who lived at the beginning of the 13th century. He married Eva Ó Duibhne, heiress of Lochow, and from them descended a long line of Lairds of Lochow and immensely powerful Scottish aristocrats, including the dukes of Argyll. For centuries they wielded enormous power in Scotland. As with many Highland Scottish clan names, the surname was adopted not merely by descendants but also retainers of the original clan founders. John Campbell (1653–1727/8), born in Scotland, was postmaster general of Boston and published the Boston News-Letter (1704–22), the first continuously published newspaper in America.

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