How common is the surname Cameron?

55,240 people in the United States had the surname Cameron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,589 Americans. It ranked 614th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cameron?

Dove Cameron, American actress and singer-songwriter, followed by Candace Cameron Bure.

Where is the surname Cameron most common?

Wikidata records people named Cameron in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Cameron?

Cameron is /ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Cameron getting more or less common?

More common. 52,439 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,240 in 2010, up 5.3%.

What are other spellings of Cameron?

Kameron, Camron, Camryn and Kamryn.

Is Cameron also a first name?

Yes. Cameron 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 Cameron

A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 55,240 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/ 3 syllables Soundex C565 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). Cameron is more common than 99.6% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 55,240 people named Cameron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,589 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 52,439.

#614

rank among US surnames

55,240

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #578)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#605	Roberson	56,180	5,496
#606	Larsen	55,960	5,517
#607	Conley	55,917	5,521
#608	Davenport	55,895	5,524
#609	Copeland	55,850	5,528
#610	Massey	55,595	5,553
#611	Lam	55,554	5,558

Who is named Cameron

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

76% of people named Cameron identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Camerons

35 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dove Cameron
American actress and singer-songwriter, born 1996
Candace Cameron Bure
American actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist, as well as star on "Full House, born 1976
Kirk Cameron
American actor, born 1970
Cody Cameron
American director and storyboard artist, born 1970
Matt Cameron
American drummer, born 1962
Geoff Cameron
American soccer player, born 1985
Kenneth D. Cameron
American astronaut, born 1949
Samantha Cameron
British business executive (born 1971)
Simon Cameron
American businessman and politician (1799–1889)
Earl Cameron
British actor (1917–2020)
J. Donald Cameron
American politician (1833–1918)
Debbie Cameron
American singer, born 1958

Notable Camerons come mostly from the United States (22), the United Kingdom (6) and Australia (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Kameron
Camron
Camryn
Kamryn

Surnames that sound like Cameron

Camarena

Cameron has the Soundex code C565, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C565.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cameron come from?: From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).
How common is the surname Cameron?: 55,240 people in the United States had the surname Cameron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,589 Americans. It ranked 614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cameron?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Cameron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cameron?: Dove Cameron, American actress and singer-songwriter, followed by Candace Cameron Bure.
Where is the surname Cameron most common?: Wikidata records people named Cameron in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Cameron?: Cameron is /ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Cameron getting more or less common?: More common. 52,439 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 55,240 in 2010, up 5.3%.
What are other spellings of Cameron?: Kameron, Camron, Camryn and Kamryn.
Is Cameron also a first name?: Yes. Cameron 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.