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Campbell
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English
Etymology
As a Scottish surname, from en gd Caimbeul, from gd cam crooked + gd beul mouth. Compare en Cameron, from gd cam crooked + gd sròn nose.
As an en ga - surname, from ga Mac ga Cathmhaoil son of Cathmhaol, see en Caulfield, en Cowell.
As an English surname, variant of en Camel, probably influenced by the above.
duck breed Developed by Adele Campbell.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæmbəl/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Campbell.wav Southern England
en æmbəl 2
Proper noun
~ s
en characteristical Scottish Gaelic.
en 2009-04-14 Richard Sandomir Live From the Masters, It’s Not the Leaders w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/sports/golf/14sandomir.html But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them. https://web.archive.org/web/20221126012304/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/14/sports/golf/14sandomir.html
en Carlton F.W. Larson Naming Baby: The Constitutional Dimensions of Parental Naming Rights https://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/80-1-Larson.pdf 2011-11 80 1 160-161 w:George Washington Law Review The Campbell family’s fascination with white supremacy was vividly expressed in the names of Adolf’s two siblings, “Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell,” an homage to Heinrich Himmler, and “JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell.”2 In selecting their children’s peculiar names, the Campbells had exercised a right specifically recognized in New Jersey statutory law, which states, “The designation of a child’s name including the surname is the right of the child’s parent(s).”3 https://web.archive.org/web/20250803053327/https://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/80-1-Larson.pdf
en male surnames.
en female surnames 2000s and later.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Clarke County s/Alabama.
en city co/Santa Clara County s/California.
en CDP co/Osceola County s/Florida.
en ucomm co/Delta County s/Michigan.
en minor city co/Wilkin County s/Minnesota.
en city co/Dunklin County s/Missouri.
en village co/Franklin County s/Nebraska.
en A <<town>> with <<hamlet>> and <<census-designated place>> therein, in <<co/Steuben County>>, <<s/New York>>. TopoZone: Campbell, New York
en Kintyre, Emmons County, North Dakota.
en city co/Mahoning County s/Ohio.
en minor city co/Hunt County s/Texas.
en town on a Mississippi island in co/La Crosse County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Campbell Township.
en town p:suf/Northern Cape c/South Africa.
en suburb city/Canberra terr/Australian Capital Territory c/Australia.
en US law copyright US politics informal uncountable en Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that commercial parodies can be subject to fair use.
Derived terms
en Williams-Campbell syndrome Campbell County Campbell Hall Campbell River Campbellian Campbell Town Campbellism Campbellite Campbell Park Campbell albatross Campbell mollymawk Campbellsburg Campbellsville Campbellton Port Campbell Campbelltown
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Campbell is the 47th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 386,157 individuals. Campbell is most common among White (73.7%) and Black/African American (20.5%) individuals.
Noun
A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.
Derived terms
en Khaki Campbell
References
en unisex given names
en Ducks
en eponyms