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Campbell

in Rhode Island

There are 709 people with the last name "Campbell" in Rhode Island.

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Campbell 80
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  1. is 76th most common Soares
  2. is 77th most common Roy
  3. is 78th most common Correia
  4. is 79th most common Wright
  5. is 80th most common Campbell
  6. is 81st most common Scott
  7. is 82nd most common Roberts
  8. is 83rd most common Oliveira
  9. is 84th most common Diaz

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Campbell

James, John, Michael, Robert, William, David, Joseph, Paul, Thomas, Barbara

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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