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Kamen Family History

Kamen Surname Meaning

Czech (also Kámen) and Slovak (also Kameň): from Czech kámen and Slovak kameň meaning ‘stone’, either as a nickname or a topographic name.

German: habitational name from Kamen, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from a village whose name is derived from a Slavic word meaning ‘stone’, such as Belorussian and Russian kamen, Ukrainian kamin, and Polish kamień.

Compare Kamin. American shortened (and altered) form of Jewish and Polish Kaminski, Kamiński, Kaminsky, or Kamensky.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Kamen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kamen family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Kamen families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Kamen families living in Montgomeryshire. This was about 67% of all the recorded Kamen's in United Kingdom. Montgomeryshire had the highest population of Kamen families in 1891.
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What did your Kamen ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Kamen. 100% of Kamen women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Kamen. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 17,000 military records available for the last name Kamen. For the veterans among your Kamen ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kamen lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Kamen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Kamen in 1955 was 51, and 88 in 2004.

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