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Kamp Family History

Kamp Name Meaning

Dutch and German: from Low German kamp ‘enclosed, fenced, or hedged piece of land’, ‘field’ (from Latin campus ‘plain’), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a field. Dutch: from Middle Low German kampe ‘warrior’, ‘combatant’, applied as a nickname or an occupational name, or from a Germanic personal name based on this element. Compare German Kampe, Kampf. Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a hemp grower, from Middle Dutch kanep ‘hemp’. South German: from the Austrian dialect word Kamp ‘comb’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a comb maker or a wool comber, or a topographic name for a mountain dweller, from the same word in the sense ‘mountain ridge’. Compare Kamm.

Similar surnames: Kemp, Kam, Kamm, Karp, Kramp, Kapp, Komp, Ramp, Kampf, Camp

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Where is the Kamp family from?

You can see how Kamp families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kamp family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kamp families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 119 Kamp families living in London. This was about 35% of all the recorded Kamp's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Kamp families in 1891.

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Census Records
There are 26,000 census records available for the last name Kamp. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kamp census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
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Passenger Lists
There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Kamp. 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 5,000 military records available for the last name Kamp. For the veterans among your Kamp ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 26,000 census records available for the last name Kamp. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Kamp census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search UK census records for Kamp

Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Kamp. 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.

View all Kamp immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Kamp. For the veterans among your Kamp ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kamp lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Kamp life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Kamp in 1943 was 27, and 77 in 2004.

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