Kamp is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

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 A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

, from the Germanic given name ''Kampe'' ("warrior; combatant"). Other, less common origins have also been documented. Kamp Name Meaning
at ancestry.com, sourced from the Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013 People with the surname include: *

Alexander Kamp Alexander Kamp Egested (born 14 December 1993) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España. Major results ;2010 : 7th Overall Saarland Tro ...

(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 Johan Anthony Willem "Hans" Kamp (born 5 September 1940) is a Dutch philosopher and Linguistics, linguist, responsible for introducing discourse representation theory (DRT) in 1981. Kamp was born in Den Burg. He received a Ph.D. in UCLA Departmen ...

(born 1940), Dutch philosopher and linguist * (born 1980), American basketball player in Europe * (1786–1853), German industrialist *

Henk Kamp Henricus Gregorius Jozeph "Henk" Kamp (; born 23 July 1952) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Rutte III from 24 September 2021 to 10 January 2022. He pre ...

(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 *Jurriaan Kamp (born 1959), Dutch journalist, author, television personality, and environmental activist. * Karl-Heinz Kamp (born 1946), German football player and coach *

Mischa Kamp Mischa Kamp (born in Rotterdam on 7 August 1970) is a Dutch film director best known for the 2014 TV film ''Jongens'' (English title ''Boys''). Career In 1989, Kamp studied communications science at the New School for Information Services in Amst ...

(born 1970), Dutch film director * (1927–1999), German historian and university president *

Poul-Henning Kamp Poul-Henning Kamp (; born 1966) is a Danish computer software developer known for work on various projects including FreeBSD and Varnish. He currently resides in Slagelse, Denmark. Involvement in the FreeBSD project Poul-Henning Kamp has been c ...

(born 1966), Danish computer software developer *

Ragnar Kamp J. Ragnar Kamp (born April 9, 1953) is a Swedish-American curler and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Curling Championships for Sweden. After winning the Worlds, Kamp threatened to move to Canada, complaining of Sweden's 'hi ...

(born 1953), Swedish-American curler *

Randy Kamp Randy Kamp (born August 30, 1953) is a Canadian politician based in British Columbia. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015. Early life and education Born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Kamp grew up in Maple Ridge, Bri ...

(born 1953), Canadian Conservative politician *

Ted Russell Kamp Ted Russell Kamp is an American singer-songwriter. He is the bassist for Shooter Jennings' backing band. As a solo artist, Kamp has released 11 albums. Biography Born in New York, Kamp grew up in the Northeast U.S. before moving to Seattle where ...

(born 1970s), American country singer-songwriter

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