- This article is about the surname Campbell. For other uses, see Campbell.
Campbell is a Gaelic surname of two separate origins. One comes from the family name of a Scottish clan. A separate surname of Irish origins come from the Irish Mac Cathmhaoil meaning son of the battle chieftain. A study by scientists at Trinity College offers support for claims that Mac Cathmhaoil's are descended from 5th century Irish king Niall of the Nine hostages, or, at least, paternally related to other families believed to be his descendants. campbells own Within the United States, it is ranked as the 46th-most common surname.[1]
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Notable persons named Campbell
Military and Politics
- Aileen Campbell, member of the Scottish Parliament
- Alastair Campbell, British political editor and spokesman
- Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician
- Archibald Campbell, British army officer and administrator of the New Brunswick colony
- Bill Campbell, American politician
- Colin Campbell, Lieutenant General Sir, soldier of the Napoleonic Wars and governor of Nova Scotia and Ceylon
- Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, a British soldier
- Colin Campbell (Scottish politician), Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Several people named George Campbell
- Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia
- Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, Prime Minister
- Jack M. Campbell, Governor of New Mexico
- James W. Campbell, former member of Maryland House of Delegates
- Jane L. Campbell, the first female mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
- John Campbell (of Strachur), well-known Commander-in-Chief
- John Campbell,Provest of Inveraray, Argyll 1958-1964.
- John B. T. Campbell III, American politician
- Kim Campbell, first female Prime Minister of Canada
- Menzies Campbell, former British Liberal Democrat leader
- Tom Campbell, American politician
- William Campbell (general), militia leader at the Battle of King's Mountain and at the Battle of Guilford Court House
- William B. Campbell, governor of Tennessee
Sports
- Bill Campbell (baseball player), former relief pitcher
- Brian Campbell, Sabres hockey player
- Cassie Campbell, Canadian former ice hockey player
- Clarence Campbell, former president of the National Hockey League
- Colin Campbell (ice hockey), former National Hockey League player and current NHL executive
- DJ Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)
- Dave Campbell, baseball announcer and former player
- Donald Campbell, Sir Malcolm's son
- Earl Campbell, former NFL running back
- Elden Campbell, former NBA player
- Greg Campbell, former Australian cricketer
- Hugh Campbell, Irish baseball player
- Jim Campbell, baseball executive
- Kevin Campbell (footballer), English footballer
- Malcolm Campbell, British holder of world land and water speed records
- Michael Campbell, professional golf player, 2005 U.S. Open Champion
- Mike Campbell (baseball), 19th century Irish baseball player
- Mike Campbell (baseball player), 20th century baseball player
- Preston Campbell, Australian rugby league player
- Sol Campbell, English footballer (soccer player)
- William C. Campbell, amateur golfer and former USGA president
Television and film
- Bruce Campbell, American actor of Scottish descent
- Campbell Brown, NBC-TV news announcer in the 2000s
- Carol Campbell, German actress
- John Campbell (broadcaster), New Zealand Current Events television presenter on "Campbell Live"
- Naomi Campbell, supermodel, actress and singer
- Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- Nicky Campbell, critical Scottish TV journalist and presenter
- Norman Campbell, Canadian composer, director and Officer of the Order of Canada
- Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy, Irish-born British journalist, humorist and television personality
- Ryan Campbell, extra in Rambo III
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress
- Vernon Campbell, American actor
- William Campbell (film actor), American actor
Music, art, and literature
- Alex Campbell, Scottish folk singer
- Eddie Campbell, Graphic Novelist, Artist
- Glen Campbell, country music artist
- Glenn Ross Campbell, rock guitarist
- Ian Campbell (vocalist), quebec's extreme-metal act: Descend into nothingness
- Isobel Campbell, musician
- J. Scott Campbell, comic book artist
- Jimmy Campbell (musician), singer-songwriter from Liverpool
- Jimmy Campbell (author), author of the "Tower Above All" books
- John Francis Campbell, (1822-1885) Celtic scholar
- John W. Campbell, editor of science fiction magazine Astounding Stories
- Phil Campbell (musician), guitarist of the heavy metal band Motörhead
- Ramsey Campbell, British horror writer
- Reginald Campbell, British writer
- Roy Campbell (musician), jazz trumpeter
- Roy Campbell (poet), South African poet and critic
- Tevin Campbell music artist
- Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet
- Beck (born Bek Campbell), musician
- Steve Campbell (artist), New Glasgow Boy
Science and education
- Archibald George Campbell (1880-1954), Australian ornithologist
- Archibald James Campbell (1853-1929), Australian ornithologist
- Colen Campbell, Scottish neo-Palladian architect
- Colin Campbell (geologist), oil industry analyst
- Colin Campbell (academic), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham
- Donald T. Campbell, American professor of psychology and education
- George Ashley Campbell, American pioneer in the theory of electronic filters
- George Campbell Jr., President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- John Francis Campbell, Celtic scholar
- Joseph Campbell, mythologist
- Mary Schmidt Campbell, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
- Murray Campbell, computer scientist
- Neil Campbell (scientist), American Scientist and Textbook Author
- Reginald Campbell Thompson, British archaeologist
- John Edward Campbell, mathematician known for the Baker-Campbell-Hausdorff
Other
- Alexander Campbell, American religious figure and a leader of the Restoration Movement
- Ffyona Campbell, British woman who was the first woman to walk around the world
- Patrick Campbell (INLA member)
- William D. Campbell, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1939
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring First Names and Surnames From the 1990 Census, (Table) Name Files dist.all.last"; published May 9, 1995; <http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last>
