Cambray

See also: cambray

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cambray (countable and uncountable, plural Cambrays)

1. A community in Kawartha Lakes, central Ontario, Canada, named for the literary works of the Archbishop of Cambrai.
2. A ghost town in Luna County, New Mexico, United States.
3. Archaic form of Cambrai (“French city”).
4. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cambray is the 47478^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 442 individuals. Cambray is most common among Hispanic/Latino (78.05%) and White (21.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cambray”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 274.