The Cameron surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 55,240 people carried this name — #614 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,340 people counted. That is up 5% from 52,439 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Cameron surname
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cameron» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 30 births for the Cameron name in 1890.
Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “17 in Antrim and 7 in Londonderry.”
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
106 people named Cameron live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 77 people named Cameron live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Cameron.
Most of them — 41 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Gironde.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Cameron have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
174 people named Cameron are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Cameron in American newspapers,
1863–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 954,619 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Cameron,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Cameron 1773–1844 · military officer -
Alexander Cameron 1781–1850 · military personnel -
John Hillyard Cameron 1817–1876 · lawyer -
John Cameron 1827–1910 · Catholic priest -
Hector Cameron 1832–1896 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 219 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cameron.
- Camby 308 · U.S. census
- Came 145 · U.S. census
- Cameau 232 · U.S. census
- Camel 915 · U.S. census
- Camelio 266 · U.S. census
- Camera 939 · U.S. census
- Cami 203 · U.S. census
- Camille 1,034 · U.S. census
- Camilleri 1,532 · U.S. census
- Camilli 646 · U.S. census
- Camillieri 100 · U.S. census
- Camillo 862 · U.S. census
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