Cameron (name)
Cameron is an English-speaking surname of Scottish origin and a first name derived from it for both genders.
Origin and meaning
The name comes from the Scottish-Gaelic cam-shron or cam sròn "hook nose" and is therefore a nickname .
Name bearer
family name
A.
- Alan Cameron (1938–2017), British classical philologist and ancient historian
- Alastair Cameron (1925-2005), Canadian astrophysicist
- Alexander Thomas Cameron (1882–1947), Canadian biochemist
- Allan Cameron (* 1944), British film architect
- Andrew Collier Cameron , Scottish astronomer and university professor
- Angus Cameron (1826-1897), American politician
- Anne Cameron (* 1938), Canadian writer and screenwriter
- Averil Cameron (* 1940), British historian
B.
- Basil Cameron (1884–1975), English violinist and conductor
- Benjamin Franklin Cameron (1890–1964), American lawyer
- Bert Cameron (* 1959), Jamaican sprinter
- Brittany Cameron (* 1986), American soccer player
C.
- Candace Cameron Bure (* 1976), American actress
- Charles Cameron (1743-1812), British architect
- Charles Duncan Cameron (1825–1870), British officer and consul in Abyssinia
- Charles M. Cameron (* 1954), American political scientist
- Clyde Cameron (1913-2008), Australian politician
- Cody Cameron (* 1970), American voice actor, screenwriter and film director
- Colin Cameron (born 1972), Scottish football player
D.
- Dave Cameron (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- David Cameron (actor) ( Antonio Palastanga ; 1933–2012), British actor and director
- David Cameron (* 1966), British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, chairman of the Conservative Party
- David Cameron (darts player) (* 1969), Canadian dart player
- David William Cameron (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player and coach, see Dave Cameron
- Debbie Cameron (born 1958), American singer
- Donald Cameron (soldier) (1916–1961) British soldier
- Donald Cameron (Designer) (1924–2011), Canadian designer and entrepreneur
- Donald Andrew John Cameron , Scottish politician
- Donald Charles Cameron (Colonial Governor) (1872–1948), British Colonial Governor
- Donald Charles Cameron (politician) (1879–1960), Australian politician
- Donald Ewen Cameron (1901–1967), Scottish-American psychiatrist
- Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel (1910-2004), Scottish politician
- Douglas Cameron (1902–1972), British cellist and music teacher
- Douglas Colin Cameron (1854–1921), Canadian politician and entrepreneur
- Dove Cameron (* 1996), American actress
- Duncan Cameron (painter) (1837-1916) Scottish painter
- Duncan Cameron (~ 1764–1848), fur trader and politician in the former British colony of Upper Canada
- Dustin Cameron (* 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
- Dwayne Cameron (born 1981), New Zealand actor
E.
- Earl Cameron (1917-2020), British-Bermudian actor
- Edwin Cameron (* 1953), South African lawyer and author
- Eric Cameron (* 1935), British-Canadian conceptual artist
- Etta Cameron (1939-2010), Danish jazz and blues singer
- Ewen Cameron, Baron Cameron of Dillington (* 1949), British landowner and life peer
G
- Geoff Cameron (born 1985), American football player
H
- Harry Cameron (1890–1953), Canadian ice hockey player
- Heather Cameron (* 1969), British social scientist
- Hilda Cameron (1912-2001), Canadian athlete
I.
- Ian Cameron (1924-2018), English writer
- Innes Cameron (* 2000), Scottish football player
- Isaac B. Cameron (1851–1930), American politician
J
- JR Eric Cameron (1922 Trois-Rivières - 2008 Toronto ), Canadian screenwriter and writer
- J. Smith-Cameron (born 1957), American actress
- Jack Cameron (1902–1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- James Cameron (missionary) (1799 / 1800–1875), Scottish craftsman missionary in Madagascar
- James Cameron (born 1954), Canadian director
- James Donald Cameron (1833-1918), American politician
- Jay Cameron (1928-2001), American saxophonist
- Jeff Cameron (actually Giovanni Scarciofolo ; † 1985), Italian actor
- Jessica Cameron (* 20th century), Canadian actress and film director
- Jessie Cameron (1883–1968), British mathematician
- John Cameron (Scottish Bishop) († 1446), Bishop of Glasgow
- John Cameron (theologian) (~ 1579–1623), Scottish theologian
- John Cameron (Canadian Bishop) (1826–1910), Bishop of Antigonish
- John Cameron (politician) (1847–1914), Australian politician and businessman
- John Cameron (soccer player, 1869) (1869– ??), Scottish soccer player
- John Cameron (soccer player, 1872) (1872-1935), Scottish soccer player and coach
- John Cameron (soccer player, 1875) (1875–1944), Scottish soccer player
- John Cameron (track and field athlete) (1886–1953), Canadian hammer thrower
- John Cameron (singer) (1918-2002), Australian opera singer (baritone)
- John Cameron, Lord Coulsfield (1934-2016), Scottish judge
- John Cameron (composer) (born 1944), British composer, arranger and conductor
- John Cameron (film producer) (* 1958), American film producer
- John Allan Cameron (1938-2006), Canadian musician and singer
- John Archibald Cameron (1902-1981), Canadian ice hockey player, see Jack Cameron
- John Brewer Cameron (1843-1897), Australian surveyor and explorer
- Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879), British photographer
K
- Ken Cameron (1941-2016), British trade union leader
- Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom (* 1931), British politician and lawyer
- Kenneth M. Cameron ( Kenneth MacLean Cameron ; * 1931), American writer
- Kenneth D. Cameron ( Kenneth Donald Cameron ; * 1949), American astronaut
- Kirk Cameron (born 1970), American actor
L.
- Lisa Cameron (* 1972), Scottish politician
- Lynn Cameron (* 1979), Scottish curler
M.
- Marion Cameron Gray (1902–1979), Scottish-American mathematician
- Mark Cameron (born 1952), American weightlifter
- Matt Cameron (* 1962), American rock musician
N
- Neil Cameron (1920–1985), British air marshal
P
- Paul Cameron (* 1939), American psychologist
- Paul Cameron (cinematographer) (born 1958), Canadian cinematographer
- Pero Cameron (* 1974), New Zealand basketball player and coach
- Peter Cameron (entomologist) (1847-1912), British entomologist (entomologist)
- Peter Cameron (wheelchair tennis player) , Canadian wheelchair tennis player
- Peter Cameron (mathematician) (* 1947), Australian mathematician
- Peter Cameron (writer) (born 1959), American writer
R.
- Ralph H. Cameron (1863–1953), American politician
- Rod Cameron (1910–1983), Canadian actor
- Ronald B. Cameron (1927–2006), American politician
- Rondo Cameron (1925-2001), American economic historian
- Ruth Cameron , American jazz singer and producer
S.
- Samantha Cameron (* 1971), wife of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Scott Cameron († 2015), American music manager
- Shane Cameron (born 1977), New Zealand boxer
- Simon Cameron (1799–1889), American politician
T
- Tatiana Cameron (* 1970), Croatian singer, see Tajči
- Tiffany Cameron (* 1991), Canadian soccer player
- Tracy Cameron (* 1975), Canadian rower
V
- Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894), British explorer of Africa
W.
- William E. Cameron (1842–1927), American politician
- William J. Cameron (1878–1955), Canadian-American journalist, Henry Ford's press secretary
First name
- Cameron Alexander (* 1997), Canadian ski racer
- Cameron Boyce (1999-2019), American actor
- Cameron Bright (born 1993), Canadian actor
- Cameron Carpenter (* 1981), American organist
- Cameron Crowe (born 1957), American director, screenwriter and actor
- Cameron Dallas (* 1994), American actor and model
- Cameron Diaz (born 1972), American actress
- Cameron Douglas (* 1978), American actor
- Cam Gigandet (actually Cameron Gigandet , * 1982), American actor
- Cameron Hanley (* 1973), Irish equestrian
- Cameron Jamie (* 1969), American multimedia and performance artist
- Cameron Mackintosh (* 1946), British theater producer and musical producer
- Cameron Mitchell (1918–1994), American actor
- Cameron Monaghan (* 1993), American actor
- Cameron A. Morrison (1869–1953), American politician
- Clair Cameron Patterson (1922–1995), American geochemist
- Cameron Richardson (* 1979), American actress and model
- Cameron Russell (* 1987), American model
supporting documents
- ↑ Last Name Meaning and Origin of Cameron ( English ) In: Dictionary of American Family Names . Oxford University Press, as shown on Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
- ↑ Behind the Name: View Name: Cameron ( English ) Behind the Name. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
- ↑ The "basics" of Clan Cameron ( English ) Retrieved on May 12 of 2007.
