How common is the surname Camden?

3,243 people in the United States had the surname Camden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,204 Americans. It ranked 9,954th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Camden?

William Camden, (1551–1623) English antiquarian, followed by Johnson Newlon Camden.

Where is the surname Camden most common?

Wikidata records people named Camden in the United States and the Kingdom of England.

How do you pronounce Camden?

Camden is /ˈkæmdən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Camden getting more or less common?

More common. 3,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,243 in 2010, up 6.0%.

Is Camden also a first name?

Yes. Camden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Camden

An English place surname, carried by 3,243 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkæmdən/ 2 syllables Soundex C535 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Camden is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

Camden is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,243 people named Camden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,204 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,059.

#9,954

rank among US surnames

3,243

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #9,752)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,949	Schantz	3,245	95,145
#9,953	Courson	3,244	95,174
#9,954	Alpert	3,243	95,204
#9,956	Goines	3,242	95,233
#9,959	Boutte	3,241	95,262
#9,961	Brazier	3,240	95,292
#9,963	Hoggard	3,239	95,321

Who is named Camden

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Camden identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Camdens

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Camden
(1551–1623) English antiquarian
Johnson Newlon Camden
American politician (1828-1908)
Johnson N. Camden Jr.
American politician (1865–1942)

Notable Camdens come mostly from the United States (2) and the Kingdom of England (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Camden come from?: From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).
How common is the surname Camden?: 3,243 people in the United States had the surname Camden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,204 Americans. It ranked 9,954th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Camden?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Camden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Camden?: William Camden, (1551–1623) English antiquarian, followed by Johnson Newlon Camden.
Where is the surname Camden most common?: Wikidata records people named Camden in the United States and the Kingdom of England.
How do you pronounce Camden?: Camden is /ˈkæmdən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Camden?: Camden is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Camden getting more or less common?: More common. 3,059 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,243 in 2010, up 6.0%.
Is Camden also a first name?: Yes. Camden is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.