Find out how popular the last name Cambrelen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cambrelen.

Cambrelen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cambrelen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cambrelen in America

Cambrelen is the 102197th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cambrelen surname appeared 176 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cambrelen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cambrelen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cambrelen

The surname CAMBRELEN has its origins in the historic region of Brittany, in northwestern France. It is believed to have derived from the ancient Gaulish word "camb," which means "crooked" or "bent," and the Latin suffix "-relen," indicating a relationship or connection. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a crooked or winding river or stream.

The earliest known record of the CAMBRELEN surname dates back to the 11th century, when it appeared in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, a medieval manuscript containing charters and land grants. This document mentions a certain "Robertus de Cambrelen" as a landowner in the parish of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, located in the Manche department of Normandy.

In the 13th century, the name CAMBRELEN is found in the Trésor des Chartes, a collection of royal charters and documents maintained by the French monarchy. One such document, dated 1237, refers to a "Guillelmus Cambrelen" who was involved in a land dispute in the village of Plouézec, near the town of Guingamp in Brittany.

Another notable figure bearing the CAMBRELEN surname was Jean Cambrelen, a merchant and ship owner who lived in the port city of Saint-Malo in the late 15th century. He is mentioned in several maritime records and trade documents from that time period.

During the 16th century, the CAMBRELEN name appears to have spread beyond Brittany and Normandy. In 1572, a certain "Pierre Cambrelen" is recorded as a resident of the town of Meaux, located in the Île-de-France region near Paris.

One of the most prominent individuals with the CAMBRELEN surname was Nicolas Cambrelen, a French lawyer and legal scholar who lived in the 17th century. Born in Rennes, Brittany, in 1621, he authored several influential treatises on French civil law and served as a judge in the Parlement de Rennes, one of the sovereign courts of the Kingdom of France.

Throughout its history, the CAMBRELEN surname has undergone various spelling variations, including Cambrelin, Cambrelent, and Cambrelain, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic evolution of the areas where it was prevalent.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cambrelen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cambrelen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cambrelen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cambrelen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cambrelen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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