Campbell

English

Etymology

• As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”).
• As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell.
• As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above.
• (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæmbəl/
• Rhymes: -æmbəl

Proper noun

Campbell

1. A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
   • 2009 April 14, Richard Sandomir, “Live From the Masters, It’s Not the Leaders”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them.

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
   2. A city in Santa Clara County, California.
   3. A census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida.
   4. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
   5. A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
   6. A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
   7. A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
   8. A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York.
   9. Former name of Kintyre, Emmons County, North Dakota.
   10. A city in Mahoning County, Ohio.
   11. A minor city in Hunt County, Texas.
   12. A town on a Mississippi island in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
   13. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Campbell Township.
5. A town in Northern Cape province, South Africa.
6. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
7. (US, law, copyright law, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.. A 1994 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that commercial parodies can be subject to fair use.

Derived terms

• Campbell County
• Campbellian
• Campbellism
• Campbellite
• Campbellsburg
• Campbellsville
• Campbellton
• Campbelltown

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Campbell is the 47^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 386,157 individuals. Campbell is most common among White (73.7%) and Black/African American (20.5%) individuals.

Noun

Campbell (plural Campbells)

1. A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.

Derived terms

• Khaki Campbell