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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
- Janet Cameron -- --, 1669 December 20, 1759
- Lain Mor Ewen Cameron -- --, 1567 December 0, 1619 Scotland
- Janet Marie Cameron -- --, 1590 November 19, 1685
- Isabella Stuart Cameron -- --, 1908 October 10, 1994
- Donald Cameron -- --, 1836 June 22, 1882
Cameron Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Christina Cameron -- --, 1807 November 24, 1889
- (Jeanette) Winifred (Eimhir) Cameron -- --, 1735 December 0, 1855
- Allan Cameron -- --, 1714 December 0, 1745
- John Cameron -- --, 1877 March 30, 1924
- Marion Cameron -- --, 1295 December 0, 1372
