Kamp (surname)

Kamp is a Dutch and Low German surname. With the meaning "camp" (for any isolated cultivated piece of land) it can be toponymic of origin, but the name also originated as a patronymic, from the Germanic given name Kampe ("warrior; combatant"). Other, less common origins have also been documented. People with the surname include:

• Alexander Kamp (born 1993), Danish racing cyclist
• Alexandra Kamp (born 1966), German model and actress
• Christine Kamp (born 1966), Dutch organist and pianist
• David Kamp (born 1982), German composer and sound designer
• Hans Kamp (born 1940), Dutch philosopher and linguist
• Harper Kamp (born 1980), American basketball player in Europe
• Heinrich Kamp (1786–1853), German industrialist
• Henk Kamp (born 1952), Dutch VVD politician, Government Minister from 2010 to 2017
• Ike Kamp (1900–1955), American baseball pitcher
• Jim Kamp (1907–1953), American football offensive lineman
• Joseph P. Kamp (1900–1993), American political activist
• Jurriaan Kamp (born 1959), Dutch journalist, author, television personality, and environmental activist.
• Karl-Heinz Kamp (born 1946), German football player and coach
• Mischa Kamp (born 1970), Dutch film director
• Norbert Kamp (1927–1999), German historian and university president
• Poul-Henning Kamp (born 1966), Danish computer software developer
• Ragnar Kamp (born 1953), Swedish-American curler
• Randy Kamp (born 1953), Canadian Conservative politician
• Ted Russell Kamp (born 1970s), American country singer-songwriter

See also

• Van de Kamp / Van der Kamp, surname
• Van Kamp, surname
• Kamps, surname of the same origin
• Kampf (surname), German surname meaning "camp"