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. [1][2] 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
- Harper Kamp [de; es; it] (born 1980), American basketball player in Europe
- Heinrich Kamp [de; no] (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
- Norbert Kamp [de; it] (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
References
- ^ Kamp at the Database of Surnames in the Netherlands
- ^ Kamp Name Meaning, at ancestry.com, sourced from the Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013
