Submitted Surname Revision History

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

Name Kamban

Type Surname (from nickname)

Usage Faroese, Old Norse, Ancient Celtic, Old Irish

Edit Status Status not 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