Kempe Surname
Approximately 13,244 people bear this surname
Kempe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation or offical title. 'the kemp,' a knight, a soldier, a champion.
'Then it is time for mee to speake, Of Kern Knightes and Kempes greate.': Guy and Colbrand.
'Here is Kempis full Kene to the Kyng for to care': York Mystery Plays.
Read More About This SurnameKempe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,318 | 1:9,678 | 1,214 |
| Sweden | 1,215 | 1:8,104 | 746 |
| United States | 1,188 | 1:305,100 | 28,071 |
| Netherlands | 629 | 1:26,848 | 4,378 |
| Australia | 342 | 1:78,935 | 9,205 |
| Brazil | 248 | 1:863,203 | 31,144 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| Canada | 194 | 1:189,926 | 18,713 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Finland | 95 | 1:57,860 | 6,767 |
| Bermuda | 87 | 1:750 | 114 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Poland | 43 | 1:883,924 | 67,072 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 217 | 1:112,329 | 10,956 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:221,228 | 18,802 |
The alternate forms: Kempé (3), Kempė (3) & Ķempe (2) are calculated separately.
Kempe (433) may also be a first name.
Kempe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation or offical title. 'the kemp,' a knight, a soldier, a champion.
'Then it is time for mee to speake, Of Kern Knightes and Kempes greate.': Guy and Colbrand.
'Here is Kempis full Kene to the Kyng for to care': York Mystery Plays.
Alan Kempe, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Kemp, Oxfordshire. ibid.
Ricardus Kempe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Kempe, 1379: ibid.
1775. Married — John Dixon and Ann Kempe: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is usually explained as from ON. kempa, Old English cempa, ME. kempe, 'warrior, champion.' William Kemp, burgess of Edinburgh, 1423 (Egidii, p. 45). Donald Kemp, burgess of Dingwall, 1563 (RMS. IV, 1455), and William Kemp in Dingwall, 1613, a Macgregor resetter (RPC., XIV, p. 648). See Kempt.
(Teutonic-Latin) Soldier, Warrior, Champion [Middle Englishkemp(e, Old Englishcempa and Old Norse kempa] æþele cempa | the noble warrior.—Beówulf, 2629.
They had not ridden scant a myle, A myle forthe of the towne, But in did come the kyng of Spayne With kempes many a one.—‘Kyng Estmere,’ 103-6: Percy’s Reliques.
Alan Kempe.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.
John Kempe.—Minis. Accts., Lancs, A.D. 1314.
(French-Latin) variant of Camp, q.v.
Jamieson's definition is-"1. A champion. Douglas. 2. Sometimes it includes the idea of strength and uncommon size. Bannatyne Poems. 3. The champion of a party in controversy. Winyet.-Anglo-Saxon cempa, miles; Suedo-Gothic kaempe, athleta; Danish, kempe, a giant; Islandic, miles robustus." In Scotland, the verb to kemp means to strive in whatever way, especially in the harvest-field; a kemper is a reaper who tries to outdo another in the amount of his labour; and such a contest is known as a kempin. In the Anglo-Saxon translation of the Gospels made about the year 1000, the word which in the Vulgate is miles, and in our version "soldier," is rendered cempa. Kempes, kemperye-men are words employed for fighting men, in the ballad of King Estmere in Percy's Reliques. Hence it appears that Kemp and Campion are closely allied, if not identical.
A soldier.
In old English, a soldier, one who engaged in single combat. The name Kemp is derived from the Saxon word to kemp, or combat, which in Norfolk is retained to this day; a foot—ball match being called a camping or kemping; and thus in Saxon a Kemper signifies a combatant, a champion, a man—at—arms. In some parts of Scotland the striving of reapers in the harvest—field is still called kemping.
(English), Soldier, Warrior, Champion. (variant: Camminga.)
Kemp is a name for the most part confined to the eastern coast counties of England, especially those of Lincoln, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, and Sussex. It was well represented as Kempe in the same part of England, particularly in Norfolk and Suffolk, in the 13th century (H. R.). It has secondary and less important homes in the south - western counties and in Cheshire.
Kempe Demographics
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Kempe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kempe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kempe (Hindi: कैंपे, Marathi: कपे, Russian: Кемпе) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Kempé, Kempė or Ķempe. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kempe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kempe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 39,632nd most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 550,253 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Kempe reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 412,254th most frequent first name globally, held by 433 people.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 8,318 people, or 1 in 9,678. In Germany Kempe is most numerous in: Saxony, where 32 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany Kempe exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Kempe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kempe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kempe last name expanded 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kempe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kempe surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.63% registered with the political party.
The amount Kempe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.84% less than the national average, earning 253,193 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.48% less than the national average, earning R 231,756 per year; in United States they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $49,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% more than the national average, earning $54,457 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kempe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kempe in the Hindi language | ||
| कैंपे | kaimpe | - |
| Kempe in the Marathi language | ||
| कपे | kape | 90.91 |
| केमपे | kemape | 9.09 |
| Kempe in the Russian language | ||
| Кемпе | kempe | - |
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