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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Faroese, Old Norse, Old Celtic, Old Irish
Meaning & History
Likely from Old Irish cambán "crooked one". This was the surname of Grímur Kamban, the legendary first settler in the Faroe Islands according to the Færeyinga saga. This name is still borne by a handful of people in the Faroe Islands today.