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Camps Family History

Camps Surname Meaning

Catalan and southern French: topographic name from camps ‘fields’ or a habitational name from a place called with this word.

English: habitational name from Castle Camps or Shudy Camps (Cambridgeshire) or from Camps in Nazeing (Essex).

Flemish and Dutch: topographic name from Camp ‘enclosed field’ + genitive -s.

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


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Where is the Camps family from?

You can see how Camps families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Camps family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Camps families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 95 Camps families living in Cambridgeshire. This was about 30% of all the recorded Camps's in United Kingdom. Cambridgeshire had the highest population of Camps families in 1891.
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What did your Camps ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Farm Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Camps. 20% of Camps men worked as a Farm Labourer and 74% of Camps women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Camps were Farmer and Housewife.

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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 Male Occupations In 1939

  • Farm Labourer
    20%
  • Capstan Lathe Hand
    14%
  • Plumber
    14%
  • Farmer
    14%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    74%
  • Household Duties
    3%
  • House Wife
    3%
  • Housewife
    3%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Camps. 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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Draft Cards

There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Camps. For the veterans among your Camps ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Camps lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Camps life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Camps in 1940 was 42, and 79 in 2004.

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