| ![Show Contents]() Campe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
When the ancestors of the Campe family emigrated to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066 they brought their family name with them. They lived in Campe or Campes, Normandy, where the family lived prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The derivation of this location is from the Old French word camp, which means field. 1 Early Origins of the Campe familyThe surname Campe was first found in Warwickshire but looking back further, we found "Aluric Camp or Campa was a Domesday [Book] tenant in the eastern counties." 2 3 Robert Campe was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Warwickshire in 1195 and later, Tomas le Campe was listed in he Pipe Rolls for Hampshire in 1200. Down in Dorset, John Campe (Kempe) was listed there in the Pipe Rolls of 1205. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Felicia in Campo in Cambridgeshire; and William de Campo in Oxfordshire. Johannes de Kempe was found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. 4 "Camp is a name that has been for six centuries characteristic of this part of England. It was represented in the adjoining counties of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century. In the county of Herts, Camp is an old Saudon name (Cus.). John Camp was thrice Mayor of Hertford in the middle of last century. There are also Camps in Derbyshire. The Derbyshire Camps are now established in the Derby district." 5 The Comper variant was first found in Somerset where Elyas Cumper was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1224. Later, Walter Compere, le Compeyre was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1332. 3 The name is from "Camper or Champer. Perhaps from Champier, near Grenoble." 1 Early History of the Campe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Campe research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1239, 1244 and 1296 are included under the topic Early Campe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Campe Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries. For that reason, spelling variations are common among many Anglo-Norman names. The shape of the English language was frequently changed with the introduction of elements of Norman French, Latin, and other European languages; even the spelling of literate people's names were subsequently modified. Campe has been recorded under many different variations, including Camp, Campe, Camper, Campor, Comper and others. Early Notables of the Campe familyMore information is included under the topic Early Campe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Campe migration to the United States | + |
To escape the uncertainty of the political and religious uncertainty found in England, many English families boarded ships at great expense to sail for the colonies held by Britain. The passages were expensive, though, and the boats were unsafe, overcrowded, and ridden with disease. Those who were hardy and lucky enough to make the passage intact were rewarded with land, opportunity, and social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families went on to be important contributors to the young nations of Canada and the United States where they settled. Campes were some of the first of the immigrants to arrive in North America:
Campe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mary Campe, who landed in Virginia in 1719 6
Campe Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- August Campe, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1837 6
- Charles F L Campe, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1847 6
- Conrad Campe, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Campe (post 1700) | + |
- Joachim Heinrich Campe (1746-1818), German educationist
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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