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

Cambron, 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 Cambron surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cambron in America

Cambron is the 11317th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cambron surname appeared 2,791 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cambron.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cambron 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 Cambron

The surname Cambron is of Anglo-Norman origin, derived from the Old French words "cambe" meaning "bent" or "crooked", and "ronde" meaning "round" or "circle". It likely originated as a descriptive nickname for someone with a bent or crooked leg, or perhaps referred to a person who lived near a crooked or winding road.

The earliest known record of the Cambron surname dates back to the 12th century in Normandy, France. It is believed that the name was brought to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, when many Norman families settled in various parts of the country.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as Camberoun, Cambroun, and Cambron, in various medieval records and charters across England. One of the earliest recorded instances is in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire in 1273, which mentions a Robert de Camberoun.

The Cambron surname has also been associated with several place names in England, such as Cambron in Northumberland and Camborne in Cornwall. These place names may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname over time.

Notable individuals with the Cambron surname include:

1. Roger de Cambron (c. 1150-1220), an English nobleman and landowner in Lincolnshire.
2. William Cambron (c. 1320-1389), a member of the English Parliament and landowner in Warwickshire.
3. John Cambron (c. 1450-1513), an English merchant and alderman in the City of London.
4. Thomas Cambron (1564-1637), an English clergyman and scholar at the University of Cambridge.
5. Elizabeth Cambron (1734-1807), an English author and poet from Berkshire.

While the Cambron surname is not among the most common surnames in the English-speaking world, it has persisted through the centuries and can be found in various regions, particularly in England and parts of North America where English settlers migrated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cambron

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

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 Cambron 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 Cambron 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 Cambron was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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