Kembell Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kembell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kemble,' a village and parish near Cirencester, Wiltshire Not to be confounded with Kimbell, although that must have been occasionally done.

1657. Married — John Kemball and Jane Jones: St.

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Kembell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Kembell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kemble,' a village and parish near Cirencester, Wiltshire Not to be confounded with Kimbell, although that must have been occasionally done.

1657. Married — John Kemball and Jane Jones: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1680. John Kembell and Grace Grey: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury").

1736. Married — Tames Kemble and Judith Davies: St. George, Hanover Square.

1742. — George Kemble and Elizabeth Pool: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Cyneb(e)ald = Royally Bold [Old English cyne-, royal + b(e)ald, bold] 2 belonging to Kemble (Wilts), the Anglo-Saxon Cemele [the second element is perh. Old English ele, olive (-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Wilts. It has been erroneously considered a narrowed pronunciation of Campbell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Campbell, of which it is a corruption.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kembell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kembell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kembell (Russian: Кэмбелл) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kembell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kembell live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kembell is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 65 percent reside, Kansas, where 19 percent reside and Colorado, where 4 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Kembell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kembell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kembell surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kembell Last Name Statistics demography

Kembell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $40,288 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keembell930/
Kembel921,117/
Kimbell862,736/
Kambell8614/
Kenbell868/
Kembiel861/
Kembelt861/
Kembelp861/
Kiembel860/
Cembell860/
Kembeel860/
Kimbelle802/
Kaambell801/
Kambiell801/
Kimbaell801/
Kimbelll800/
Kemble773,710/
Kimbel771,414/
Kambel77601/
Kombel77346/
Kembil77163/
Kenbel7710/
Cembel774/
Kümbel771/
Kimbll770/
Kembelova751/
Kmbl731/
Cambell714,273/
Kambeel7140/
Chembel7131/
Kimbill714/
Kyombel714/
Khambel713/
Knempel712/
Kambael712/
Kinbell712/
Kombiel712/
Kombeel711/
Cembeel711/
Combell711/
Kenbill711/
Keamble711/
Kaimbel711/
Kimbeld711/
Kimbiel711/
Komboel711/
Kombill711/
Quembel711/
Khimbel711/
Kimbuel711/
Keimble710/
Ceambel710/
Kmble6718/
Kambl6718/
Kimbl675/
Cammbell673/
Knbel672/
Kuenbuel671/
Chimbell671/
Kombl671/
Qmbel671/
Kymbl671/
Cambeell670/
Ccambell670/

Kembell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kembell in the Russian language
Кэмбеллkembell-

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