Where does the name Campbell originate from?
<answer> Scottish family name of Gaelic. <context> Campbell is primarily a Scottish family name of Gaelic origins. In Scotland, the name itself derives from two Scottish Gaelic words.he most common Irish derivation is from the surname Mac Cathmhaoil. Descendants of a famous war-leader named Cathmhaoil took the surname, and was often pronounced as Cammle. This coincidentally was the same pronunciation as the Scottish surname Campbell.