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CAMPBELL

in Washington

There are 7,844 people with the last name "CAMPBELL" in Washington.

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CAMPBELL 34
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  1. is 30th most common Scott
  2. is 31st most common Wright
  3. is 32nd most common Jackson
  4. is 33rd most common King
  5. is 34th most common Campbell
  6. is 35th most common Kim
  7. is 36th most common Hansen
  8. is 37th most common Adams
  9. is 38th most common Hill

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for CAMPBELL

Robert, David, James, John, Michael, Mary, William, Scott, Linda, Patricia

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

2. 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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