Campbell (surname)
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Campbell the Scottish family name of a clan. Perhaps most notable for the Massacre of Glencoe. Within the United States, it is ranked as the 46th-most common surname.[1]
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[edit] Origin
Campbell is of Celtic or Gaelic origin and means "crooked mouth" (from Gaelic cam (crooked or distorted) and beul (mouth). The first known person to bear the name is Gillespie O. Duibhne, who lived in the early 13th century.[2]
[edit] Notable persons named Campbell
[edit] Military and politics
- Alastair Campbell, British political editor and spokesman
- Archibald Campbell, British army officer and administrator of the New Brunswick colony
- Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, a British soldier
- Colin Campbell (Scottish politician), Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, Prime Minister.
- Jane L. Campbell, the first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- John Campbell (of Strachur), well-known Commander-in-Chief
- Kim Campbell, first female Prime Minister of Canada
- Menzies Campbell, British Liberal Democrat leader
- Tom Campbell, California politician
- William Campbell (general), militia leader at the Battle of King's Mountain and at the Battle of Guilford Court House
- William B. Campbell, governor of Tennessee
[edit] Sports
- Bill Campbell (baseball player), former relief pitcher
- Cassie Campbell, Canadian former ice hockey player
- Clarence Campbell, former president of the National Hockey League
- Colin Campbell (hockey), former National Hockey League player and current NHL executive
- Dave Campbell, baseball announcer and former player
- Donald Campbell, Sir Malcolm's son
- Earl Campbell, former NFL running back
- Elden Campbell, former NBA player
- Hugh Campbell, Irish baseball player
- Kevin Campbell (footballer), English footballer
- Malcolm Campbell, British holder of world land and water speed records
- Michael Campbell, professional golf player, 2005 U.S. Open Champion
- Mike Campbell, Irish baseball player
- Sol Campbell, footballer
- William C. Campbell, amateur golfer and former USGA president
[edit] Television and film
- Bruce Campbell, American actor of Scottish descent
- Campbell Brown, NBC-TV news announcer in the 2000s
- Carol Campbell, German actress
- Naomi Campbell, supermodel, actress and singer
- Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality
- Ryan Campbell, extra in Rambo III
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress
- William Campbell (film actor), American actor
[edit] Music, art, and literature
- Glen Campbell, well-known country music artist
- Isobel Campbell, musician
- John W. Campbell, editor of science fiction magazine Astounding Stories
- Joseph Campbell, prominent mythologist
- Neil Campbell (scientist), American scientist and textbook author
- Phil Campbell (musician), guitarist of the heavy metal band Motörhead
- Ramsey Campbell, British horror writer
- Reginald Campbell, British writer
- Roy Campbell (musician), jazz trumpeter
- Roy Campbell (poet), South African poet and critic
- Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet
- Beck Hansen (Bek Campbell), Musician
[edit] Science and education
- Archibald George Campbell (1880-1954), Australian ornithologist
- Archibald James Campbell (1853-1929), Australian ornithologist
- Colen Campbell, Scottish neo-Palladian architect
- Colin Campbell (geologist), oil industry analyst
- Colin Campbell (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham
- Donald T. Campbell, American professor of psychology and education
- George Campbell Jr., President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- John Francis Campbell, Celtic scholar
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
- Reginald Campbell Thompson, British archaeologist
[edit] Other
- Ffyona Campbell, British woman who was the first woman to walk around the world
- Patrick Campbell, INLA member, INLA member who was murdered on 10th October 1999 by drug-dealers in Dublin, Ireland
- William D. Campbell, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1939
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
- ^ About.com; "Genealogy: Name Meaning and Origin"; <http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/e/bl_name-CAMPBELL.htm>; retrieved August 9, 2006
