Camden
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Camden
- An English habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage
- A place name:
- Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, who in 1791 started selling lots from his manor.
- Synonym of Camden Town, a town in north London.
- A London borough in Greater London, England; named for the town within it.
- Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, for his legal and legislative advocacy of civil liberties and his opposition to harshness toward the North American colonies
- A city, the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey.
- A town and village in New York.
- A town in Maine.
- A town in Delaware.
- A village in Ohio.
- A town in Indiana.
- A census-designated place, the county seat of Camden County, North Carolina.
- A village in Michigan.
- A village in Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Benton County, Tennessee; named for the city in South Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Wilcox County, Alabama; named for the city in South Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Ouachita County, Arkansas.
- A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- A minor city in Ray County, Missouri; probably named for an early settler.
- A town in New South Wales; named for John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, who arranged for the grant of land.
- Camden Fort Meagher, named for John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1795-98
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, who in 1791 started selling lots from his manor.
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StatisticsEdit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Camden is the 9,954th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,243 individuals. Camden is most common among White (93.12%) individuals.