2006-11-19 21:38:55 · 6 answers · asked by JOANNE H 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey JOANNE H,
The suggestions of the other answerers seem quite good. Here is a great place to check also. GENFORUM. You can post, ask, read, research, communicate, trade, etc. with people interested in the exact surname.
2006-11-20 01:39:27 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Campbell
This ancient Scottish name has its origins in a Gaelic nickname
"Caimbeul", meaning "wry (or crooked) mouth", from "dam", bent or
crooked, and "beul", mouth. That it was originally a nickname can
be seen by a charter of 1447, which records Duncan le Cambeli, the
first Lord Campbell, the "le" being the Scottish "lie", meaning "so
called", or "known as". A sizeable group of early European surnames
were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These
were given in the first instance with reference to occupation, or
to a variety of characteristics, such as physical attributes or
peculiarities, mental and moral characteristics, supposed
resemblance to an animal's or bird's appearance or disposition, or
to habits of dress. Clan tradition has it, that the Campbells were
originally known as "Clana Duibhne" or "O'Duine", from one Diarmid
O'Duine of Lochow.
About 1390, Duncan Campbell witnessed a charter by Duncan, Earl of
Levenax, and is believed to be the first namebearer to introduce a
"p" into the name, influenced by the erroneous theory that
"Cam(p)bell" comes from the Norman-French "de Campobello" i.e., "of
the beautiful plain". Campbell is the family name of the hereditary
Dukes of Argyll, dating from 1445, and their Coat of Arms is
described thus: "Quarterly, first and fourth, gyronny of eight gold
and black, the Crest being a boar's head couped gold". The first
recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
Gillespic Cambel, which was dated
1263, in the "Exchequer Rolls of Scotland", during the reign of
King Alexander 111 of Scotland, 1249 - 1286.
2006-11-21 09:07:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The surname denotes a Scottish Origin.Go to www.scotland.com and follow the genealogy prompts from there.
2006-11-20 07:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by jb1 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check out this web site it might help
http://www.ancestry.com/default.aspx?o_iid=24987&o_lid=24987
2006-11-20 05:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by mommyblues78 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://download.familysearch.org/...
It's FREE
2006-11-20 06:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by D.A. S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to supermarket
buy a can of soup
it's all on the label
LOL
2006-11-20 05:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋