Kemp meaning | Last name Kemp origin

Following is the meaning of Kemp surname. Family name Kemp is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kemp
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning: Name focused in Moselle. Corresponds to Kamp German (= enclosure field) and so this is the nickname given to a farmer or one who lives in a place called Kemp. Also found in the Moselle Kemper derivative. The Kempe form, apparently neighbor is rather considered as a variant of Kämpf (= fight, nickname given to a warrior or a tilter). In old English, a soldier, one who engaged in single combat.

THe name Kemp is derived from the Saxon word to kemp, or combat, which in Norfolk is retained to this day; a foot-ball match being called a camping or kemping; and thus in Saxon a Kemper signifies a combatant, a champion, a man-at-arms. In some parts of Scotland the striving of reapers in the harvest-field is still called kemping

Kemp is used as a family name or surname in England languages. Kemp has 4 characters long in length.

Kemp is common in England country(ies).

Kemp is ranked 4116 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kemp bearers increased by 3.23259 per cent in 2010 US census to 46146 since 2000, the surname slipped by 55 spots and ranked at 753. The last name was found in around 156 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 71.72 73.76
Black 22.83 22.17
Others 2.21 1.71
Hispanic or Latino 2.07 1.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.69 0.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.49 0.37

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kemp

How popular is Kemp?

Kemp is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while The Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 132695 people have been found who wears Kemp as their family name. Kemp is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
98,953 Belarus7
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
2,871 Iraq4
27,602 Nigeria4
180 Montserrat4
2,537 Afghanistan4
16,136 Kenya3
14,193 Egypt3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
2,935 Angola3
14,126 Colombia3
4,554 Guatemala3
10,762 Hungary3
3,340 Jamaica3
1,389 Grenada3
3,949 Botswana3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
4,529 Mauritius3
2,720 South Korea3
37,372 Georgia2
3,014 Taiwan2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 30 years old mason Jno. Kemp who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on September 30, 1848 by Shannon put out from Bristol. Thomas Kemp (40) Warehouse Man, Sam. Kemp, aged 38, 28 years old Thomas Kemp, Workman Stephen Kemp, Immigrant James Kemp, Catherine Kemp, aged 24, Betty Kemp, aged 46, 35 years old Robert Kemp, and 36 other Kemp around 38.1% of whom were farmer while others worked as spinster migrated to US from Liverpool, Cork, London and Penzance.

Celebrities having Kemp surname

Jack Kemp, American politician and a professional player in both American football and Canadian football
Ad van Kempen Actor
Gustavus Adolphus Kempenfelt Military person
Adrian Kempe Ice hockey player
Nancy Kemp-Arendt Politician
Kirsti Kemppainen Actress
Aisa Kemp Actress
Juliette Kemppi Soccer player
Mario Kempes Soccer player
Stanley Wells Kemp Marine biologist
Allin Kempthorne Comedy actor
  • Adrianna Kemp, from 0 action and drama flick Courage Malum's Strikes, who portrayed the Queen Malum.
  • In 2013 action movie, Q.L.U.E: The Forgotten Man Part One, Peter Kemp characterized Colonel Trevious Gorchitsa.
  • In 2015, Theo Kemp played the role of Carla in crime movie On the Level.
  • In 2013, Antonio Perez Kemp played the role of Pastor Shepherd in drama movie Inexplicable Epiphanies.
  • In 0, Robert Kemp characterized the role of Dean in comedy, horror flick Overdue.
  • Ali Kemp, from 2009 drama movie Elemental Storage, who portrayed the Karen McCollough.
  • In 2013, Daisy May Kemp played the role of Miss Maddox in musical movie Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance.
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