Seekamp
Seekamp is a surname of German origin.[1]
The Seekamp name dates back to November 25, 1481. That Friday, Heinrich Clüver sold a piece of land near Bollen known as the Seekampswerder to the church, who in turn leased the land to two brothers: Hinrich and Brüne. They didn’t have a surname yet. But thanks to the lease, they became known as Hinrich Seekamp and Brüne Seekamp.[2]
Werder are small, cultivated pieces of land, on a river, which become rich and fertile over time through the ebb and flow of river floods. If we really delve into the meaning of the name Seekamp, we have to split it into two. See in german means lake. Kamp is a Low German (Plattdütsch) word meaning ‘enclosed, fenced, or hedged piece of land’, which in turn comes from the Latin word campus meaning ‘plain’.
So a Seekamp, in the literal meaning of the word, is a lake-field. The land in question here is also known as Clüverswerder, on the banks of the river Weser – the lake, or See, is clearly shown.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Clara Seekamp (1819–1908), Australian journalist
- Henry Seekamp (1829–1864), Australian journalist
- Nicole Seekamp (born 1992), Australian basketball player
- Patrick D. Seekamp (born 1960) American Wetland Scientist
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 3. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 315. ISBN 9780195081374. OCLC 51655476.
- ^ "The first Seekamps". Seekamp Family website.
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