The kamin Surname
kamin Name Meaning and History
- German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kamen.
- German: topographic name for someone who lived at a house with a stove, Middle High German kamin, kemin ‘chimney’, ‘fireplace’, ‘stove’ (Latin caminus).
- German: probably a metonymic occupational name for a spice dealer, from Middle Low German kamin ‘caraway’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 16 - Messages: 45
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Kamin | Robin Cruz | 6 |
| Kamin Family from Germany | Peter HW Kamin | 5 |
| Kamin or Kamien |
 donuphoff31
| 14 |
| john kamien |
cindygillin
| 1 |
| Augusta Kamin of Chicago |
| 0 |
| Kinneary | Greg O'Brien | 0 |
| Kamen in Chicago, immigrated 1860s |
netwri
| 0 |
| kamin's | Jennifer | 0 |
| Kamin/Kolodzik-Kamin/Strehlow family | Sheri | 2 |
| Richard Kamen<>Johanna Yontz (Yantz) | Rose Marie | 0 |
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