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Camden
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English
London Borough of +
Etymology
From en ang campas enclosure + ang denu valley.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkæmdən/ US,UK
en LL-Q7979-Soundguys-Camden.wav UK
Proper noun
en English habitational Old English.
en male surnames modern.
A place name:
Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, who in 1791 started selling lots from his manor. en eponyms
en Q149836 en Camden Town<id:Q149836>, a town in north London.
en Q202088 en London borough co/Greater London cc/England ; named for the town within it. Borough map (Greater London)
en number of places c/USA:
en city/county seat county/Wilcox County s/Alabama ; named for the city in South Carolina.
en city/county seat county/Ouachita County s/Arkansas.
en ucomm co/Fresno County s/California.
en town co/Kent County s/Delaware.
en village/and/twp co/Schuyler County s/Illinois.
en town twp:Suf/Jackson co/Carroll County s/Indiana.
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Knox County s/Maine.
en Brandon Griggs This coastal culinary hub offers a ‘big-city feel in a small-city package’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/portland-maine-best-towns-america/ 2024-06-24 Portland also makes a good base from which to explore the rest of southern coastal Maine, from the shops of Kennebunkport to the sprawling L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport to the charming towns of Bath, Rockland and Camden further up Route 1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240831115111/https://www.cnn.com/travel/portland-maine-best-towns-america/
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Hillsdale County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Carver County s/Minnesota.
en community city/Minneapolis s/Minnesota.
en ucomm co/Madison County s/Mississippi.
en minor city/and/inactive township co/Ray County s/Missouri ; probably named for an early settler.
en city/county seat co/Camden County s/New Jersey. 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. TopoZone: Camden, New Jersey
en town/and/village therein, in co/Oneida County s/New York. TopoZone: Camden, New York
en CDP/county seat co/Camden County s/North Carolina.
en twp co/Lorain County s/Ohio.
en village co/Preble County s/Ohio.
en city/county seat county/Kershaw County s/South Carolina. TopoZone: Camden, South Carolina
en city/county seat county/Benton County s/Tennessee ; named for the city in South Carolina.
en ucomm co/Polk County s/Texas.
en town/and/lgarea (Camden Council (New South Wales)) in r:suf/Macarthur s/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
en community co/Colchester County p/Nova Scotia c/Canada.
Derived terms
en Camden South Camden bench Camden County Camden Head Camdenite Camden Park Camdenton Camden Town
Statistics
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.
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