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

Kamen, 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 Kamen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kamen in America

Kamen is the 18928th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kamen surname appeared 1,442 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 Kamen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kamen 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 Kamen

The surname Kamen is of Old German origin, derived from the word "kamen" which means "stone" or "rock." It is believed to have originated in the region of modern-day Germany during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name Kamen was likely initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who lived near a prominent rock or stone formation, or perhaps worked with stone as a profession, such as a stonemason or quarry worker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kamen surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, Germany, dating back to the 13th century. The surname appears in various spellings, including Kamen, Camen, and Kaman.

In the 14th century, a notable bearer of the Kamen surname was Johannes Kamen, a German cleric and professor of theology at the University of Prague, who lived from around 1350 to 1416.

Another early record of the Kamen name can be found in the Tiroler Landesarchiv, the provincial archives of Tyrol, Austria, where a Johann Kamen is mentioned as a citizen of Innsbruck in the late 15th century.

During the Renaissance period, a prominent figure with the Kamen surname was Hans Kamen, a German artist and engraver who lived from around 1500 to 1565. His woodcuts and engravings were highly regarded and can be found in collections throughout Europe.

In the 17th century, the Kamen surname appears in the records of the Dutch East India Company, with a Willem Kamen listed as a merchant and navigator who made several voyages to the East Indies between 1620 and 1640.

Another notable bearer of the Kamen name was Johann Kamen, a German composer and organist who lived from 1650 to 1725. He was known for his contributions to the development of the Baroque music style and his compositions for organ and harpsichord.

Over time, the Kamen surname spread beyond its German origins and can be found in various parts of Europe and the Americas, likely due to migration and immigration patterns throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kamen

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

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

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