Kamp History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
Germany

Kamp Ranking

In the United States, the name Kamp is the 8,916^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Kamp is ranked the 258^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,373 people with that name. 2

Kamp migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kamp Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Kamp, who landed in Virginia in 1656 3

Kamp Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Koenraet Kamp, who arrived in New York in 1709 3
Adam Kamp, who arrived in Maryland in 1714 3
Marie Magdalene Kamp, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1729
Rudolph Kamp, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 3
Johan Adam Kamp, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1741 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Kamp Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anna Kamp, aged 25, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 3
Jan Kamp, aged 30, who landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 3
Peter Kamp, aged 27, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 3
Reindert Woore Kamp, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 3
Jacob Kamp, who arrived in Iowa in 1854 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Kamp (post 1700) +

John X. Van de Kamp, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, 1966-67 4
John K. Van de Kamp, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 4
Christine Kamp (b. 1966), Dutch organist & pianist
Henricus Gregorius "Henk" Kamp (b. 1952), Dutch politician
Ragnar Kamp, Swedish-born, Canadian curler and World Champion
Randy Kamp (b. 1953), Canadian politician
David Kamp (b. 1982), German composer
Norbert Kamp, German university administrator and former mediaeval history professor

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html