Campkin Family History

Campkin Surname Meaning

Re-modelled form of Campin variant of Campion in imitation of names ending with the hypocoristic suffix -kin. The same change has occurred in the word pumpkin which is an altered form of pumpin, a variant of pompion (OED).

For the variation in the surname compare Nicolas Campion 1572, Willm. Campkin 1671 in IGI (Ware Herts); Richard Campion 1589, Samuel Campkin 1676 in IGI (Bassingbourn Cambs); George Campion 1605, Frances Campin 1606, Edward Campkin 1705 in IGI (Watton at Stone Herts); Anne Camkin 1674, Grace Campion 1696 in IGI (Potton Beds).

James Campin 1695, Robert Campion 1732, and Isaac Campkin 1807 are also noted in IGI (Orpington Kent).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Camplin, Lampkin, Campen, Caplin, Campi, Pamplin, Campton, Campion, Campman, Camlin

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You can see how Campkin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Campkin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Campkin families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 61 Campkin families living in Hertfordshire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Campkin's in United Kingdom. Hertfordshire had the highest population of Campkin families in 1891.

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What did your Campkin ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, tailors cutter inspector and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Campkin. 15% of Campkin men worked as a tailors cutter inspector and 82% of Campkin women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Campkin were Railway clerk and Unpaid domestic.

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tailors cutter inspector

15%

Carpenter

15%

Farmer

15%

Railway clerk

15%

Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Housekeeper

Tailoress

Unpaid domestic

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What is the average Campkin lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Campkin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Campkin in 1966 was 90, and 83 in 2004.

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Campkin Surname Meaning

James Campin 1695, Robert Campion 1732, and Isaac Campkin 1807 are also noted in IGI (Orpington Kent).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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Where is the Campkin family from?

What did your Campkin ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

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

tailors cutter inspector

15%

Carpenter

15%

Farmer

15%

Railway clerk

15%

Unpaid domestic duties

82%

Housekeeper

Tailoress

Unpaid domestic

What is the average Campkin lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Campkin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Campkin in 1966 was 90, and 83 in 2004.

Campkin Family History

Campkin Surname Meaning

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