A Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic, an anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Camshròn (literally “crooked nose”).
"The Cameron clan has a long history in the Highlands."
The name Cameron comes from the Scottish Gaelic words cam meaning "crooked" and sròn meaning "nose," originally describing someone with a hooked nose. It entered English usage as a surname derived directly from this Gaelic description of physical features.