As a given name, Kam may be short for Kameron, which is a variant of Cameron, a given name which originated from a Scottish surname. Another similar shortened form is Cam.[1]
People with the given name or nickname Kam include:
As a Korean surname, Kam is the McCune–Reischauer and Yale Romanization spelling of the surname transcribed in the Revised Romanization of Korean as Gam (Korean: 감; Hanja: 甘); it is written using the same character as for the Chinese surname Gān mentioned above.[6] The bearers of this surname in Korea identify with a number of bon-gwan (hometowns of a clan lineage), including Changwon, Masan, Geochang, Buryeong, Changnyeong, Chungju, and Happo, but all of these are branches of the Hoesan Gam (Kam) clan [ko], and claim common descent from Gam Gyu [ja], a Chinese civil official who came to Goryeo in the retinue of Princess Noguk for her marriage to King Gongmin.[7][8] It was one of eighteen Korean clans founded by Yuan Dynasty officials who accompanied princesses to Korea.[9]
Statisticsedit
In the Netherlands, there were 157 people with the surname Kam as of 2007, up from 38 in 1947.[10]
The 2000 South Korean census found 5,998 people in 1,910 households with the surname.[6] A study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports found that 70% of applicants with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Kam in their passports, while 20% spelled it Gam. Rarer alternative spellings included Kahm.[11]
The 2010 United States Census found 3,749 people with the surname Kam, making it the 8,749th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 3,358 (8,954th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, slightly more than 70% of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, and about 15% as White.[12] It was the 404th-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian.[13]
People with the surnameedit
Surname 甘:
Alex Kam (감강찬; 甘強燦; born 1995), South Korean figure skater
Genervie Kam (甘诗琳; born 1980), Malaysian classical musician
Kam Nai-wai (甘乃威; born 1960), Hong Kong politician
Kam Ning (甘寧; fl. 1987–present), Singaporean violinist
Richard Kam (감강인; born 1996), South Korean ice dancer, younger brother of Alex
Søren Kam (1921–2015), Danish World War II Waffen-SS officer and wanted Nazi war criminal
Referencesedit
^Norman, Teresa (2003). A World of Baby Names. Penguin Books. p. 49. ISBN0399528946.
^Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1432. ISBN9780192527479.
^Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 269. ISBN0199771693.
^Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva H. (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. New York: KTAV Publishing House. p. 380. ISBN0881252972.
^ ab"행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
^"성씨유래검색: 감(甘)" [Searching for surname origins: Gam]. Daejeon: Jokbo Museum. Retrieved 11 November 2018. The Jokbo Museum cites the following work for their pages on family names: 김진우 (2009). 한국인 의 역사 [The History of Koreans]. 春秋筆法 [Chunchu Pilbeop]. OCLC 502157619.
^Jin, Guanglin (2014). "A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names" (PDF). Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia. 5: 21. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^"Kam". Nederlandse Familienamenbank. Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 57. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^"How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^"Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S." Mongabay. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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Kam is a given name nickname or surname KamLanguage s Chinese primarily Cantonese Dutch Korean Khmer YiddishOther namesVariant form s Chinese Gan Kan Jin QinKorean GamYiddish Kamm Contents 1 Given name 2 Surname 2 1 Origins 2 2 Statistics 2 3 People with the surname 3 ReferencesGiven name editAs a given name Kam may be short for Kameron which is a variant of Cameron a given name which originated from a Scottish surname Another similar shortened form is Cam 1 People with the given name or nickname Kam include Kam Buckner born 1985 American politician Kam Chancellor born 1988 American National Football League player Kam Fong Chun 1918 2002 American actor best known for playing Chin Ho in the original television series Hawaii Five O Kam Franklin born 1987 American singer songwriter Kam Ghaffarian Iranian born American space industry businessman Kam Heskin born 1973 American actress Kam Lee born 1966 American death metal musician Kam McLeod died 2019 Canadian fugitive Kam Mickolio born 1984 American baseball pitcher Kam Selem Inspector General of the Nigerian Police 1966 1975 Kam Tang fl 2000s British illustrator Kam Yuen 1941 2023 Chinese born American martial arts expertSurname editOrigins edit As a Chinese surname Kam may be a spelling of the pronunciation in different varieties of Chinese of the following surnames listed based on their Pinyin spelling which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation 2 Gan Chinese 甘 spelled Kam based on its Cantonese Jyutping Gam1 Cantonese Yale Gam IPA kɐm Hakka Hagfa Pinyim Gam IPA kam 3 and Hokkien Pe h ōe ji Kam IPA kam pronunciations Jin Chinese 金 homophonous with the above surname in Cantonese though not in other varieties of Chinese Qin Chinese 琴 spelled Kam based on its Cantonese pronunciation Jyutping Kam4 Cantonese Yale Kahm IPA kʰɐm The Dutch surname Kam originated in multiple ways As an occupational surname it came from both Dutch kam meaning comb referring metonymically to comb makers wool combers or fullers or from Middle Dutch kamme meaning brewery As a toponymic surname it is a reduced form of Van Kam referring to Chaam formerly spelled Kam in North Brabant near Breda 4 The Jewish surname Kam Yiddish and Hebrew קם also spelled Kamm originated from various German words including Middle High German kam mould or kam comb 5 As a Korean surname Kam is the McCune Reischauer and Yale Romanization spelling of the surname transcribed in the Revised Romanization of Korean as Gam Korean 감 Hanja 甘 it is written using the same character as for the Chinese surname Gan mentioned above 6 The bearers of this surname in Korea identify with a number of bon gwan hometowns of a clan lineage including Changwon Masan Geochang Buryeong Changnyeong Chungju and Happo but all of these are branches of the Hoesan Gam Kam clan ko and claim common descent from Gam Gyu ja a Chinese civil official who came to Goryeo in the retinue of Princess Noguk for her marriage to King Gongmin 7 8 It was one of eighteen Korean clans founded by Yuan Dynasty officials who accompanied princesses to Korea 9 Statistics edit In the Netherlands there were 157 people with the surname Kam as of 2007 up from 38 in 1947 10 The 2000 South Korean census found 5 998 people in 1 910 households with the surname 6 A study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports found that 70 of applicants with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Kam in their passports while 20 spelled it Gam Rarer alternative spellings included Kahm 11 The 2010 United States Census found 3 749 people with the surname Kam making it the 8 749th most common name in the country This represented an increase from 3 358 8 954th most common in the 2000 Census In both censuses slightly more than 70 of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian and about 15 as White 12 It was the 404th most common surname among respondents to the 2000 Census who identified as Asian 13 People with the surname edit Surname 甘 Alex Kam 감강찬 甘強燦 born 1995 South Korean figure skater Genervie Kam 甘诗琳 born 1980 Malaysian classical musician Kam Nai wai 甘乃威 born 1960 Hong Kong politician Kam Ning 甘寧 fl 1987 present Singaporean violinist Richard Kam 감강인 born 1996 South Korean ice dancer younger brother of Alex Kam Wai Leung born 1950 Hong Kong fencer Kam Woo sung 감우성 甘宇成 born 1970 South Korean actorSurname 金 Andrew Kam 金民豪 fl 1984 present Hong Kong theme park executive Elaine Kam 金燕玲 born 1954 Taiwan born Hong Kong actress Peter Kam 金培達 born 1961 Hong Kong film music composerOther Anat Kam or Kamm born 1987 Israeli journalist Isca Kam born 1980 Nauruan weightlifter Joseph Kam 1769 1833 Dutch missionary in Indonesia Kampton Kam born 2001 Singaporean high jumper Lyn Wannan Kam fl 2010 present Nauruan politician Moshe Kam born 1955 Israeli electrical engineer and academic Roray Kam born 1961 American surfer Sharon Kam born 1971 Israeli classical clarinetist Sophie Heidi Kam born 1969 Burkinabe writer Soren Kam 1921 2015 Danish World War II Waffen SS officer and wanted Nazi war criminalReferences edit Norman Teresa 2003 A World of Baby Names Penguin Books p 49 ISBN 0399528946 Hanks Patrick Coates Richard McClure Peter eds 2016 The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Oxford University Press p 1432 ISBN 9780192527479 劉鎮發 Lau Chun fat 1997 客語拼音字彙 中文大學出版社 Chinese University of Hong Kong Press ISBN 9789622017504 The exact pronunciation would vary depending on the dialect of Hakka tone 1 in Hagfa Pinyim is a dark level tone Hanks Patrick 2003 Dictionary of American Family Names Oxford University Press p 269 ISBN 0199771693 Guggenheimer Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer Eva H 1992 Jewish Family Names and Their Origins An Etymological Dictionary New York KTAV Publishing House p 380 ISBN 0881252972 a b 행정구역 구시군 성씨 본관별 가구 및 인구 Family names by administrative region district city county separated by bon gwan households and individuals Korean Statistical Information Service Retrieved 23 October 2015 성씨유래검색 감 甘 Searching for surname origins Gam Daejeon Jokbo Museum Retrieved 11 November 2018 The Jokbo Museum cites the following work for their pages on family names 김진우 2009 한국인 의 역사 The History of Koreans 春秋筆法 Chunchu Pilbeop OCLC 502157619 회산감씨 檜山甘氏 Hoesan Gam clan Academy of Korean Studies Retrieved 11 November 2018 Jin Guanglin 2014 A Comparison of the Korean and Japanese Approaches to Foreign Family Names PDF Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia 5 21 Retrieved 11 November 2018 Kam Nederlandse Familienamenbank Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis Retrieved 8 September 2018 성씨 로마자 표기 방안 마련을 위한 토론회 Plan for romanisation of surnames a preparatory discussion National Institute of the Korean Language 25 June 2009 p 57 Retrieved 11 November 2018 How common is your last name Newsday Retrieved 5 September 2018 Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U S Mongabay Retrieved 8 January 2018 nbsp This page or section lists people that share 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