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camper Name Meaning and History

Respelling of German Kamper or Kämpfer (see Kampfer). The surname Camper is recorded in England, in the London and Essex area, in the 19th century; its origin is uncertain, but it may have been taken there from continental Europe.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of camper Families in the US in 1920
Number of camper families
 48-93
 17-47
 1-16
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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