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The kamrath Surname

kamrath Name Meaning and History

German: of uncertain origin. It could be an occupational nickname for a miller, from Middle High German kamprat, Low German kamrat ‘cogwheel (in a mill)’. Alternatively, it could be a variant of Gamradt, Gamroth, an eastern German name of Slavic origin denoting a type of drinking vessel. It has also been suggested that an old personal name Gamerat (reflected for instance in Gahmuret, the name of Parzifal’s father in the courtly epic by Wolfram von Eschenbach) could be the source. A fourth possible source is the vocabulary word Kamerad ‘comrade’, a 16th-century loanword from French camarade, from Italian camerata, originally someone who shared the same room or quarters.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of kamrath Families in the US in 1920
Number of kamrath families
 22-41
 8-21		 1-7
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Kamrath in Milwaukee debbi lolley 2
Pearl Kamrath of Evergreen Colorado ARTHUR FRANK BARNES 2
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August F. Kamrath Settled in 1885 in Nebraska Gerald von Kamrath 4
Germany Kamraths NadineKamrath 0
Obit of Mrs Bertha Eva [Kamrath ]Glainych -March 15, 1958 Claire Grant 0
Obit of Albert G. Kamrath [June 19, 1958] Claire Grant 0
pearl, jerry, allan (richards) Kamrath ARTHUR FRANK BARNES 0
4 Kamrath Lines MaryKamrath 14
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