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Cameron Family History
Cameron Genealogy & Family TreeCameron is a Scottish name from the Hebrides Islands, Scotland. It comes from the Gaelic word cam-shron which means "wry" or "hook-nosed." The earliest known ancestor--Adam de Kamerun--was recorded in 1214. The family motto is Aonaibh ri cheile which means "Unite."
Other spellings include "Kirkby," "Kurby," "Curby," "Kerkebye," "Kerby," "Kerbey," "Kirkebye," and "Kerribly." Notable people with the surname include American actor Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains, Fireproof, Left Behind), American baseball player Mike Cameron (Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners), American actress Candace Cameron Bure (Full House, Some Kind of Wonderful, Make It or Break It), and Canadian director James Cameron (Titanic, Aliens, Avatar). The first Cameron to come to America was Finley Cameron in Maryland in 1716.
Cameron Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Cameron -- --, 1891 December 0, 1922 New Jersey
- Duncan G. Cameron -- --, 1785 December 0, 1860 North Carolina
- Sarah Jane Cameron -- --, 1850 September 23, 1925 Missouri
- Orville Cameron -- --, 1908 February 14, 1985
- Catherine Cameron -- --, 1921 January 4, 1944 Kentucky
Cameron Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elizabeth Cameron -- --, 1874
- Isabel Cameron -- --, 1530 December 0, 1836
- Mariota Cameron -- --, 1260 December 0, 1310 Argyllshire
- Earl Cameron -- --, 1878 May 5, 1926 Pennsylvania
- Martha Ann Cameron -- --, 1840 November 24, 1892 Indiana
