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- Kemp - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Kemp
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Dutch
* As an English, Scottish, Dutch, and north/Low German surname, from the noun kemp (“champion, warrior”), similar to Kampf. * As a Dutch and West Flemish occupational surname, from Middle Dutch canep (“hemp”) (see modern hennep). * Also as a Dutch surname Van der Kemp, Brabantine variant of Van der Kamp, from van (“of”) + der (“the”) + kamp (“camp”), related to the first sense above. The place names are from the surname.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Kemp
Rank #544
Frequency
0.05% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Kemp
Rank #698
Frequency
44,701 people (16.57 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 73.76% Hispanic 1.34% Black 22.17% Asian/PI 0.37% Native Am. 0.64% Two+ 1.71%
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