Submitted Surname Revision History

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1/21/2022, 11:21 AM Mike C
4/15/2017, 2:39 AM Skraldespand

Name Kamban
Type Surname (from nickname)
Edit Status Statusnot set

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.
Added 4/15/2017 by Skraldespand