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

Kamin, 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 Kamin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kamin in America

Kamin is the 12607th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kamin surname appeared 2,455 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 Kamin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kamin 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 Kamin

The surname Kamin is of Polish origin, derived from the Old Polish word 'kamin', meaning 'stone' or 'rock'. It is believed to have originated in the 13th century, likely as a descriptive name for someone who lived near a rocky area or worked with stone.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kamin surname can be found in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of historical court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the 15th century. In these records, a man named Jan Kamin is mentioned in connection with a land dispute in the town of Krakow in 1467.

The Kamin surname is also linked to several place names in Poland, such as the village of Kamionka, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. This suggests that some branches of the Kamin family may have derived their surname from a specific geographical location.

One notable figure bearing the Kamin surname was Józef Kamin (1795-1867), a Polish military officer and noble who fought in the November Uprising against the Russian Empire in 1830-1831. He was eventually captured and exiled to Siberia for his role in the uprising.

Another prominent individual with the Kamin surname was Stanisław Kamin (1897-1980), a Polish architect and urban planner who played a significant role in the reconstruction of Warsaw after World War II. He designed several notable buildings, including the Warsaw Uprising Memorial and the Palace of Culture and Science.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Kamin family emigrated to the United States, where the name was sometimes anglicized to 'Cammin' or 'Camin'. One notable American with this surname was William Camin (1812-1892), a businessman and philanthropist from Philadelphia who founded the Camin Asylum for the Blind.

The Kamin surname has also been found in other parts of Eastern Europe, such as Ukraine and Belarus, likely due to the historic migration of Polish settlers in these regions. Maksym Kamin (1881-1952), a Ukrainian painter and art teacher, was one of the notable figures with this surname from that region.

Overall, the Kamin surname has a rich history spanning several centuries and is deeply rooted in Polish culture and heritage, with branches of the family also establishing themselves in other parts of Eastern Europe and the United States over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kamin

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

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

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