Kempson is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kempson
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kempson

How popular is Kempson?

Kempson is common in England.

Kempson is ranked 168241 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kempson bearers increased by 5.263158 per cent in 2010 US census to 380 since 2000, the surname slipped by 637 spots and ranked at 54296. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.42 77.84
Black 23.95 19.67
Others 1.58 0
Kempson is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 2165 people have been found who wears Kempson as their family name. Kempson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
118,441 Germany2
219,873 France2
50,640 Switzerland2
1,704,541 India1
30,360 Thailand1
165,773 Belarus1
42,479 Greece1
31,207 Ireland1
91,024 Belgium1
56,169 Mexico1
7,895 South Korea1
21,562 Portugal1
66,560 Philippines1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
65,779 Canada44
14,963 Scotland26
89,048 Spain13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,487 New Zealand64
Countries with hundreds of Kempson:
58,221 United States441
12,256 Australia225
25,955 South Africa219
Countries with thousands of Kempson:
6,562 England1,065
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

U Kempson worked as workman while Laura Kempson was Workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 18 years old Laura embarked for USA from Liverpool on Forest King and arrived on July 7, 1848.

Kempson Namesakes

  • Sibyl Kempson, Playwright
  • Rachel Kempson, Actress
  • Darran Kempson, Soccer player
  • Rachel Kempson, Actress
  • Rachel Kempson, Actress
  • Rachel Kempson, Actress
  • Rachel Kempson, Actress
  • Rachel Kempson, Actress
  • Sibyl Kempson, Playwright
  • Rachel Kempson, Actress

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