Camden

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Camden

Wikipedia

London Borough of Camden on Wikipedia

EtymologyEdit

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

PronunciationEdit

(US, UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmdən/

Proper nounEdit

Camden

An English habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage
A place name:
1. Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, who in 1791 started selling lots from his manor.
  1. Synonym of Camden Town, a town in north London.
  2. A London borough in Greater London, England; named for the town within it.
2. 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
  1. A city, the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey.
  2. A town and village in New York.
  3. A town in Maine.
  4. A town in Delaware.
  5. A village in Ohio.
  6. A town in Indiana.
  7. A census-designated place, the county seat of Camden County, North Carolina.
  8. A village in Michigan.
  9. A village in Illinois.
  10. A city, the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina.
  11. A city, the county seat of Benton County, Tennessee; named for the city in South Carolina.
  12. A city, the county seat of Wilcox County, Alabama; named for the city in South Carolina.
  13. A city, the county seat of Ouachita County, Arkansas.
3. A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
4. A minor city in Ray County, Missouri; probably named for an early settler.
5. A town in New South Wales; named for John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, who arranged for the grant of land.
6. Camden Fort Meagher, named for John Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1795-98
7. A community in Nova Scotia.

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StatisticsEdit

According to the 2010 United States Census, Camden is the 9,954^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3,243 individuals. Camden is most common among White (93.12%) individuals.