Kempshall Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kempshall Surname Definition:

The soldiers' quarters.

Kempshall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:397,98627,485
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales71:442,07621,198
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Kempshall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The soldiers' quarters.

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

Kempshall Last Name Facts

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

Kempshall is found most frequently in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempshall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kempshall is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Kempshall live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Kempshall is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 397,986. In England Kempshall is most common in: Kent, where 19 percent reside, East Sussex, where 14 percent reside and Surrey, where 11 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Kempshall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kempshall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kempshall last name grew 101 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kempshall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kempshall surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Kempshall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.82% more than the national average, earning R 439,212 per year and in United States they earn 27.32% more than the national average, earning $54,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kempsall940/
Kempshal940/
Kempsahll891/
Kempshell890/
Kempsale820/
Campsall71487/
Kambashala635/
Kamp-Scheil606/
Kyampashile601/
Kambashili531/
Kambweshele5038/

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