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Surname: Cameron
This famous and ancient Scottish surname has two origins; firstly, as a Highland clan name it represents a nickname from the Gaelic "cam" meaning crooked, bent, plus "sron", nose!. Secondly, in the Lowlands it is normally a locational name from any of the various places so called, all of which show early forms such as "Cambrun", and are named from the Gaelic "cam" plus "brun", hill!. The surname dates back to the early 13th Century (see below), and early recordings include: Hugh Cambrun (1219), sheriff of Forfare, and Johannes Cambron (1233), a witness in Moray!. Church Records include the christenings of John, son of John and Helen Cameron, on September 5th 1628 in Edinburgh, and Robert, son of James and Anna Cameron, on February 25th 1666 in Edinburgh!. Walter Cameron married Hannah Blake on December 6th 1725 at St!. Martin in the Fields, Westminster!. A Coat of Arms granted to a Cameron family is silver, three red bars within a blue border engrailed!. The Crest is a dexter hand grasping a sword proper!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam de Kamerun, which was dated 1214, witnessed a charter by David de Hayu to the monks of Cupar, during the reign of King Alexander 11 of Scotland, 1214 - 1249!. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation!. In England this was known as Poll Tax!. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling!.
Surname: Crouch
This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for someone who lived by a cross!. The derivation of the name is from the Middle English "crouch", a cross, itself from the Olde English pre 7th Century "cruc"!. This word was replaced in Middle English by the Old Norse form "cross"!. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognizable distinguishing names in the small communities of the Middle Ages!. William Attecruche is noted in the 1290 Assize Court Rolls of Essex, and Thomas Crouch is listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Essex (1329)!. In the modern idiom the surname can be found as Crouch, Crowch, Crotch and Crutch!. Recordings of the surname from London Church Registers include: the marriage of Nicholas Crowche and Elsabeth Gylb on January 18th 1539, at St!. Margaret's, Westminster, and the marriage of Richard Crowch and Agnes Read on May 1st 1561, at St!. Mary's, Harrow on the Hill!. An interesting namebearer, recorded in the "Dictionary of National Biography", was Humphrey Crouch (1635 - 1671), who was a ballad writer whose works include such poems and ballads as "Love's Court of Conscience", and "The Welch Traveller"!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gilbert Cruche, which was dated 1221, in the "Curia Regis Rolls of Devonshire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272!. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation!. In England this was known as Poll Tax!. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling!.
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Cameron Name Meaning and History
as a Highland clan name it is from a nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked’, ‘bent’ + sròn ‘nose’!.
in the Lowlands it is also a habitational name from any of various places called Cameron, especially in Fife!.

Crouch Name Meaning and History
English: from Middle English crouch, Old English cruc ‘cross’ (a word that was replaced in Middle English by the word cross, from Old Norse kross), applied either as a topographic name for someone who lived by a cross or possibly as a nickname for someone who had carried a cross in a pageant or procession!.
Dutch: from Middle Dutch croech ‘jug’, ‘pitcher’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a potter!.


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In the UK at the moment a man who's name is David Cameron is the leader of the Conservative Party!.

And a man named Crouch is a football player (soccer) who plays with the English national team and Liverpool Football Club!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Surname: Cameron
This famous and ancient Scottish surname has two origins; firstly, as a Highland clan name it represents a nickname from the Gaelic "cam" meaning crooked, bent, plus "sron", nose!. Secondly, in the Lowlands it is normally a locational name from any of the various places so called, all of which show early forms such as "Cambrun", and are named from the Gaelic "cam" plus "brun", hill!. The surname dates back to the early 13th Century (see below), and early recordings include: Hugh Cambrun (1219), sheriff of Forfare, and Johannes Cambron (1233), a witness in Moray!. Church Records include the christenings of John, son of John and Helen Cameron, on September 5th 1628 in Edinburgh, and Robert, son of James and Anna Cameron, on February 25th 1666 in Edinburgh!. Walter Cameron married Hannah Blake on December 6th 1725 at St!. Martin in the Fields, Westminster!. A Coat of Arms granted to a Cameron family is silver, three red bars within a blue border engrailed!. The Crest is a dexter hand grasping a sword proper!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Adam de Kamerun, which was dated 1214, witnessed a charter by David de Hayu to the monks of Cupar, during the reign of King Alexander 11 of Scotland, 1214 - 1249!.
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Surname: Crouch
This interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for someone who lived by a cross!. The derivation of the name is from the Middle English "crouch", a cross, itself from the Olde English pre 7th Century "cruc"!. This word was replaced in Middle English by the Old Norse form "cross"!. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognizable distinguishing names in the small communities of the Middle Ages!. William Attecruche is noted in the 1290 Assize Court Rolls of Essex, and Thomas Crouch is listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Essex (1329)!. In the modern idiom the surname can be found as Crouch, Crowch, Crotch and Crutch!. Recordings of the surname from London Church Registers include: the marriage of Nicholas Crowche and Elsabeth Gylb on January 18th 1539, at St!. Margaret's, Westminster, and the marriage of Richard Crowch and Agnes Read on May 1st 1561, at St!. Mary's, Harrow on the Hill!. An interesting namebearer, recorded in the "Dictionary of National Biography", was Humphrey Crouch (1635 - 1671), who was a ballad writer whose works include such poems and ballads as "Love's Court of Conscience", and "The Welch Traveller"!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Gilbert Cruche, which was dated 1221, in the "Curia Regis Rolls of Devonshire", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272!.
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Cameron
First name origins & meanings
Old English: Bent nose
American: Crooked nose
Old English: Bent nose
First name variations: Camm, Cam, Cami, Cammie, Camyron, Camryn, Kamryn, Camm, Camaeron, Camedon, Camren, Camryn, Camry, Camyron, Kameron, Kamrey, Camren, Camron
Last name origins & meanings:
Scottish: as a Highland clan name it is from a nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked’, ‘bent’ + sròn ‘nose’!.
Scottish: in the Lowlands it is also a habitational name from any of various places called Cameron, especially in Fife!.

Crouch
Last name origins & meanings:
English: from Middle English crouch, Old English crūc ‘cross’ (a word that was replaced in Middle English by the word cross, from Old Norse kross), applied either as a topographic name for someone who lived by a cross or possibly as a nickname for someone who had carried a cross in a pageant or procession!.
Dutch: from Middle Dutch croech ‘jug’, ‘pitcher’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a potter!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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