Kamp is a Dutch and Low German surname. With the meaning "camp" (for any isolated cultivated piece of land) it can be toponymic of origin, but the name also originated as a patronymic, from the Germanic given name Kampe ("warrior; combatant"). Other, less common origins have also been documented.Kamp at the Database of Surnames in the NetherlandsKamp Name Meaning, at ancestry.com, sourced from the Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013 Notable people with the surname include:
Alexander Kamp (born 1993), Danish racing cyclist Alexandra Kamp (born 1966), German model and actress Christine Kamp (born 1966), Dutch organist and pianist David Kamp (born 1982), German composer and sound designer Hans Kamp (born 1940), Dutch philosopher and linguist (born 1980), American basketball player in Europe (1786–1853), German industrialist Henk Kamp (born 1952), Dutch VVD politician, Government Minister from 2010 to 2017 Ike Kamp (1900–1955), American baseball pitcher
Jim Kamp (1907–1953), American football offensive lineman Joseph P. Kamp (1900–1993), American political activist Karl-Heinz Kamp (born 1946), German football player and coach Mischa Kamp (born 1970), Dutch film director (1927–1999), German historian and university president Poul-Henning Kamp (born 1966), Danish computer software developer Ragnar Kamp (born 1953), Swedish-American curler Randy Kamp (born 1953), Canadian Conservative politician Ted Russell Kamp (born 1970s), American country singer-songwriter
See also Van de Kamp, or Van der Kamp, surname Merete Van Kamp (born 1961), Danish model and actress Kamps, surname of the same origin Kampf (surname), German surname meaning "camp"
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