McCammon
An Irish and Scottish surname most likely meaning “son of Camman” or a descendant of a personal name with a similar sound.
The #9,352 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 88,771 Americans shares it.
Etymology
McCammon is a Gaelic-style surname built on Mac/Mc, meaning “son of,” plus a personal name element. The second part is usually connected with a form like Camman or Cammond, probably a nickname or older personal name rather than a common modern word. In older surname scholarship, names of this type are often treated as variants that developed through spelling drift between Gaelic, Scots, and English writing.
History
The name appears in Irish surname collections as a recognized variant form, and it also turns up in Scottish-index style lists alongside other Mc- surnames. In North America it is comparatively uncommon, but the spelling has become established enough to survive as a distinct family name. Like many Gaelic surnames, its exact origin is harder to pin down because local pronunciation and English spelling often produced multiple written forms.
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Fun fact
19th- and early-20th-century surname works often grouped McCammon with several near-identical spellings, showing how fluid Gaelic surname spelling could be before standardization.
From the historical record
“Kalshander, Alexander, etc. tTlAC AiTiomn, MacCammon, MacCammond, MacKemman, Hammond ; Hammondson. tTlAC ATiiAl5AX)A, MacAulay, MacAuley, MacCauley, Mac”
— Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish names and surnames