Surname Kampschulte - Meaning and Origin

Kampschulte: What does the surname Kampschulte mean?

The last name Kampschulte is of German origins. It is derived from the German word 'kampf', which means 'struggle'. The ending 'schulte' translates to 'servant', giving the whole name a meaning of 'servant of struggle'.

The surname Kampschulte is said to be of occupation origin, referring to those who worked in various artisan trades such as metal working. It could have also been associated with contractors or tenants of agricultural land.

The Kampschulte surname can also be found in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, and elsewhere in Europe. It is quite common in Northern Germany, particularly in the Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia regions.

It is thought that the earliest forms of the Kampschulte surname evolved from a combination of two or more separate surnames. Examples include Kamper, Kampstein, Kampelmann, and Kampmeyer.

The Kampschulte name is still commonly found today, representing a generational legacy of people who were proud of their heritage and of their determination to overcome the challenges of their ancestors.

Kampschulte: Where does the name Kampschulte come from?

The last name Kampschulte is most commonly found in Germany today. It is believed to have originated as a locational surname in Lower Saxony, an area in north-western Germany. Places which are known to have the surname include Enoch, Langwarderloh, Middelsfähr, Wehldorf and Ohneort.

The surname is thought to have started as a combination of the old German words “kamp”, meaning a field or meadow, or “kampf” meaning a temporary dwelling, and “schulte”, which was a name for either a rural officer or court servant. This likely meant that Kampschulte was originally a name for somebody who lived in such a field or dwelling as a court servant.

Records of the name first appear in old German church records, mostly from the 1500s. The first known person to have the name was “Franke Jans Kampschulte” of Langwarderloh, who was listed as a witness in an old church record from the 1550s.

Today, Kampschulte is still a fairly common name in Germany. It is especially common in the Lower Saxony area, where it originated and where the largest populations of the name are still found.

Variations of the surname Kampschulte

Kampschulte is a German surname primarily found in the Rhine-Ruhr area of Germany. Variants of this surname include Kampshulte, Kampchulte, Kampschulth, Kampchulth, Kamphschulte, Kampschulth, Kampshulth, Kampelschulte, Kampeschulte, Kamschulte, Kampschult, Kampschulthe, Kampschult, Kampschulte, Kikampschulte, Kampschulthe, Kampeschulthe, Kampschulten, and Kampschtelte.

Common spellings of the surname Kampschulte in German include Kampschulte and Kampschülte.

The surname has both an Anglicised and Dutch form, both of which are derived from the regional German pronunciation. The Anglicised form is "Campschulte" and the Dutch form is "Campschulte".

Variant surnames of Kampschulte include Kamps, Kamphaus, Kamphausen, Kampschulte, Kampschultes, Kampsholte, K Leeubschulte, and Kampschölte.

The Dutch variant Kampschulten is also found in the Netherlands, and Dutch and German variants of the surname Kampschelte, Camschelte, and Campschette can be found in Germany and the Netherlands.

The Danish spelling "Kampschølt" is also possible, as well as "Kampsholt", an alternative spelling which is used primarily in the UK and the US.

Given its German origin, other East European surnames derived from the same root include Kampschaal, Kampschaar, Kampschauer, Kampschur, and Kamsche.

Famous people with the name Kampschulte

• Thies Kampschulte: German actor
• TJ Kampschulte: Actor known for his work in TV series, such as NCIS: Los Angeles and Cowboys & Aliens
• Dorothea Kampschulte: German Logo-Feministin and academic
• Toni Kampschulte: German deputy politician for the SPD
• Klaas Kampschulte: Dutch physicist and emeritus professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology
• Albert Kampschulte: German lawyer and member of the Rhenish Realschulbund
• Kyle Kampschulte: US diver and Colorado Springs, Colorado native
• Elisabeth Kampschulte: German Professor of English-language literature in Bielefield, Germany
• Benny Kampschulte: German academic and researcher in Hamburg
• Ernst Kampschulte: Germany political advisor and in-demand public speaker

Other surnames

Kampschulze