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UK surname

Camburn

A surname denoting someone who lived near a stream or small river.

In the 1881 census there were 127 people recorded with the Camburn surname, ranking it #17,166 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 206, ranked #19,183, down from #17,166 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Charlton-near-Dover, Dover St James, Dover St Mary and Seasalter. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include North East Lincolnshire and Canterbury.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Camburn is 213 in 2014. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 62.2%.

1881 census count

127

Ranked #17,166

Modern count

206

2016, ranked #19,183

Peak year

2014

213 bearers

Map years

7

1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Camburn had 127 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,166 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 206 in 2016, ranked #19,183.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 179 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Camburn surname distribution map

The map shows where the Camburn surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Camburn surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Camburn over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 65 #21,747
1861 historical 76 #24,114
1881 historical 127 #17,166
1891 historical 141 #19,108
1901 historical 167 #16,943
1911 historical 179 #16,023
1997 modern 166 #19,797
1998 modern 169 #20,104
1999 modern 167 #20,374
2000 modern 164 #20,584
2001 modern 157 #20,884
2002 modern 174 #19,971
2003 modern 175 #19,690
2004 modern 185 #19,114
2005 modern 181 #19,334
2006 modern 185 #19,204
2007 modern 186 #19,337
2008 modern 179 #20,015
2009 modern 182 #20,201
2010 modern 188 #20,235
2011 modern 191 #19,871
2012 modern 203 #19,025
2013 modern 206 #19,153
2014 modern 213 #18,883
2015 modern 206 #19,208
2016 modern 206 #19,183

Geography

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Where Camburns are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Charlton-near-Dover, Dover St James, Dover St Mary, Seasalter, Hawkinge, Folkestone and Deal. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to North East Lincolnshire and Canterbury. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Charlton-near-Dover Kent
2 Dover St James, Dover St Mary Kent
3 Seasalter Kent
4 Hawkinge, Folkestone Kent
5 Deal Kent

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 North East Lincolnshire 005 North East Lincolnshire
2 Canterbury 008 Canterbury
3 North East Lincolnshire 019 North East Lincolnshire
4 North East Lincolnshire 012 North East Lincolnshire
5 Canterbury 007 Canterbury

Forenames

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First names often paired with Camburn

These lists show first names that appear often with the Camburn surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Camburn

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Camburn, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Camburn surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Camburn household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles

Group

European Enclaves

Within London, Camburn is most associated with areas classed as European Enclaves, part of Professional Employment and Family Lifecycles. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Many residents of these accessible neighbourhoods have wide-ranging non-UK European origins. Typically residing in privately rented flats, many residents live alone and are beyond normal retirement age. There are more students than elsewhere in the Supergroup, some of which live in communal establishments. Household residents are often drawn from different ethnic groups.

Wider London pattern

These neighbourhoods house people of all ages, predominantly of White British or European extraction. Resident turnover is low. Religious affiliation is less common than average and tends to be Christian if expressed. Homeownership, typically of terraced houses, is common but use of the social rented sector is not. Employment is typically in professional, managerial and associate professional or technical occupations. There are few full-time students. Level 4 qualifications are common. More households lack dependent children than have them which, considered alongside low levels of crowding and over-all age structure, indicates that many households may be post child-rearing and in late middle age. Incidence of disability is low, as is residence in communal establishments.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Camburn is most concentrated in decile 3 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

3
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Camburn falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Camburn is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of Over 70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

10
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Camburn, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Camburn

The surname Camburn has its origins in England, with records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have originated from the village of Camborne in Cornwall, which was once spelled as "Camburn." The name itself is derived from the Cornish words "cam," meaning crooked or winding, and "burn," meaning a stream or brook.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Camburn can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1275, where a John de Camburn is mentioned. This suggests that the name had already spread beyond the boundaries of Cornwall by this time.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various historical records, including the Feet of Fines for Warwickshire from 1349, which mentions a William Camburn. Additionally, the Close Rolls of 1381 reference a Thomas Camburn from Gloucestershire.

While the Domesday Book, completed in 1086, does not directly mention the surname Camburn, it does record the settlement of Camborne in Cornwall, indicating the existence of the place name from which the surname likely originated.

Notable individuals with the surname Camburn throughout history include:

1. Sir John Camburn (c. 1450 - 1520), a English knight and landowner from Somersetshire. 2. Elizabeth Camburn (c. 1560 - 1630), a wealthy merchant from Devon who endowed a charity school in her will. 3. Thomas Camburn (1618 - 1688), a Puritan minister and author from Lincolnshire. 4. William Camburn (1745 - 1823), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War. 5. Mary Camburn (1812 - 1895), a pioneering educator and advocate for women's rights in New York.

Throughout its history, the surname Camburn has undergone various spellings, such as Camborne, Cambron, and Cambourne, reflecting the regional variations and phonetic adaptations over time.

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1881 census detail

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Camburn families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Camburn surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Kent leads with 102 Camburns recorded in 1881 and an index of 23.94x.

County Total Index
Kent 102 23.94x
Surrey 8 1.31x
Yorkshire 7 0.57x
Cheshire 4 1.45x
Fife 3 4.06x
Middlesex 2 0.16x
Channel Islands 1 2.70x
Wigtownshire 1 6.03x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Whitstable in Kent leads with 46 Camburns recorded in 1881 and an index of 2200.96x.

Place Total Index
Whitstable 46 2200.96x
Folkestone 14 169.49x
Seasalter 12 2222.22x
Charlton 8 282.69x
Chatham 7 59.73x
Deal 7 192.84x
Headingley Cum Burley 7 87.94x
Greenwich 6 30.18x
Wandsworth 6 49.92x
Odd Rode 4 291.97x
Largo 3 312.50x
Sutton 2 45.45x
Leswalt 1 87.72x
Lydd 1 109.89x
Mile End Old Town London 1 3.76x
Queenborough 1 238.10x
St Marylebone London 1 1.50x
St Sampson 1 59.88x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Camburn surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Sarah 5
Florence 4
Mary 4
Amy 3
Hannah 3
Hilda 3
Amelia 2
Annie 2
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Eliza 2
Elizabeth 2
Ellen 2
Emma 2
Isabel 2
Jane 2
Alice 1
Ameila 1
Ann 1
Bertha 1
Connie 1
Elizabth. 1
Emeline 1
Emily 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Georgina 1
Isabella 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Laviania 1
Letetia 1
Madeline 1
Marion 1
Martha 1
Maryann 1
Susan 1
Susannah 1
Violet 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Camburn surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 6
George 5
James 5
William 5
Alfred 3
Edward 3
Thomas 3
Charles 2
Geo. 2
Hawtrey 2
Nathaniel 2
Albert 1
Allen 1
Caleb 1
Claude 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Harold 1
Henry 1
Jno. 1
Mark 1
Nelson 1
Osborne 1
Osias 1
Sydney 1
Tenham 1
Theodore 1
Thos.E. 1
Wallace 1

FAQ

Camburn surname: questions and answers

How common was the Camburn surname in 1881?

In 1881, 127 people were recorded with the Camburn surname. That placed it at #17,166 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Camburn surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 206 in 2016. That gives Camburn a modern rank of #19,183.

What does the Camburn surname mean?

A surname denoting someone who lived near a stream or small river.

What does the Camburn map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Camburn bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.