Kemble Surname

123,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Kemble 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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Kemble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0091:180,41818,042
England7721:72,1748,254
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Suriname1661:3,329599
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Wales1201:25,7882,682
India731:10,507,745199,418
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Jamaica641:44,8432,739
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4981:48,9476,007
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

Kemble (149) may also be a first name.

Kemble 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

(English) One who came from Kemble (from Camulos, the name of a Celtic god), in Gloucestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

A location name in Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kemble Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kemble (Marathi: कबळे) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemble? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,115th most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,964,298 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Kemble are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kemble is also the 754,880th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 149 people.

The surname Kemble is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,009 people, or 1 in 180,418. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Kemble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kemble has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kemble last name grew 304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,714 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kemble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kemble last name are 22.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kemble earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.42% less than the national average, earning 306,562 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $46,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $50,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kembley9210/
Kiemble921/
Keamble921/
Keimble920/
Koemble920/
Kmble9118/
Keimbley860/
Kamble83943,304/
Kimble8323,756/
Kembel831,117/
Kembil83163/
Komble8363/
Kymble8311/
Cemble832/
Kenble832/
Kembly831/
Kembla831/
Kmbl801/
Kimbley77925/
Kambleh77230/
Kamblhe77119/
Kaamble7759/
Kembell7748/
Khamble7742/
Kambley7739/
Kamblee7732/
Kambhle7728/
Kamblle7710/
Kammble779/
Kimblee777/
Kamblea775/
Kamblie775/
Kqamble772/
Kembiel771/
Kenbler771/
Kimmble771/
Kkamble771/
Ckimble771/
Kembelp771/
Kembelt771/
Kembeel770/
Chemble770/
Kiembel770/
Kenblie770/
Kimbl735/
Kmbli731/
Kymbl731/
Kambhlhe712/
Kembelly712/
Kimbelle712/
Kambelle712/
Kembilly711/
Chemblee711/
Kimblesr711/
Kammblle711/
Keembell710/
Chembley710/
Kimmbler710/
Kambli6720,334/
Kimbel671,414/
Kümbül67944/
Comble67479/
Camble67431/
Kömbül67211/
Kombli67143/
Kimbil67121/
Kimbla6739/
Kembilova6735/
Kenbil6713/
Kimbly6711/
Kenbel6710/
Kimbli679/
Kinble678/
Cembel674/
Kimvle673/
Cimble673/
Kembelova671/
Qembil671/
Kümbel671/
Qimble671/
Kimbll670/

Kemble Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemble in the Marathi language
कबळेkabale68.09
कबलेkabale14.89
कांबळेkambale8.51
केमळेkemale4.26
केबळेkebale2.13
केबलेkebale2.13

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