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Campbell

in Tennessee

There are 10,258 people with the last name "Campbell" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Campbell 28
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  1. is 24th most common Wright
  2. is 25th most common Allen
  3. is 26th most common Lewis
  4. is 27th most common Young
  5. is 28th most common Campbell
  6. is 29th most common Carter
  7. is 30th most common Roberts
  8. is 31st most common Robinson
  9. is 32nd most common Lee

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Campbell

James, Robert, John, William, Charles, David, Michael, Mary, Kenneth, Gary

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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