Semper is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Semper
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

One who came from St. Pierre that means "rock," the name of many places in France.

How popular is Semper?

Semper is common in United States, Germany, Ecuador, Austria, Spain, England, Argentina, France, Trinidad and Tobago, Philippines, Poland, Canada.

Semper is ranked 99789 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sempers plummeted by 15.23 per cent to 434 since 2000 and slipped by 8363 spots and ranked at 48628. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 53.23 50.59
White 29.26 34.38
Hispanic or Latino 13.82 9.77
Semper is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Montserrat lie ahead in terms of density. Around 4739 people have been found who wears Semper as their family name. Semper is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Semper:
36,796 United States852
15,151 Germany649
3,749 Ecuador513
3,868 Austria346
10,250 Spain344
17,123 England287
13,300 Argentina271
48,089 France210
1,026 Trinidad and Tobago200
71,677 Philippines143
35,141 Poland130
31,229 Canada107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,109 Uruguay97
9,571 Croatia85
212 Antigua and Barbuda82
96,458 Brazil63
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,614 Cuba50
79,532 Italy43
39,406 Papua New Guinea28
9,235 Estonia27
234,077 Indonesia27
15,745 Chile26
770 United States Virgin Islands22
63,634 Netherlands18
60 Montserrat16
132,322 South Africa13
361,204 Russia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
21,724 Scotland9
1,494 Saint Lucia9
116,183 Sweden6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Barbara Semper worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 59 years old embarked for USA from London on Hendrik Hudson and arrived on June 30, 1852. 30 years old Carl Semper, Farmer Lizabetha Semper, Farmer Johann-David Semper, August Semper, aged 27, Adolph Semper, aged 28, 30 years old Bertha Semper, Friedr. Semper (21) Weaver, 25 years old Conr. Semper, Carole. Semper, aged 54, and 9 other Semper around 36.36% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer migrated to US from London, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, Bremen and Hamburg & Southampton.

Semper Namesakes

  • Johannes Semper, Estonian poet, writer, translator and politician
  • Carl Semper, German ethnologist and animal ecologist
  • Georg Semper, German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
  • Gottfried Semper, German architect, art critic

Semper Namesakes

  • Johannes Semper, Estonian poet, writer, translator and politician
  • Carl Semper, German ethnologist and animal ecologist
  • Georg Semper, German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
  • Gottfried Semper, German architect, art critic

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