Kempston Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kempston Surname Definition:

(1) Nick, 'the kemp's son'; v. Kemp; compare Wrightson, Smithson, Hindson, &c. (a) Local, 'of Kempston,' parishes in Bedfordshire and Norfolk. The suffix -ston frequently became son; compare Kelson for Kelston.

Richard Kemson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Kempston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
England871:640,43737,483
Northern Ireland681:27,1332,940
Canada611:604,02649,778
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kempston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Nick, 'the kemp's son'; v. Kemp; compare Wrightson, Smithson, Hindson, &c. (a) Local, 'of Kempston,' parishes in Bedfordshire and Norfolk. The suffix -ston frequently became son; compare Kelson for Kelston.

Richard Kemson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1661-2. Nicholas Kempsone and Hester Busby: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1683-4. Nicholas Kempston and Elizabeth Best: ibid.

1729. Married — William Lyley and Mary Kempson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Kempston (Norf., Bedf. etc.) = 1 Cynemær’s Estate [Anglo-Saxon Cynemæres-tún: v. under Kempsford] 2?Cæmb’s Stone (Castle, Monument) [Old English stán]; or Cæmb’s Estate [Old English tún] Kempston, Beds, occurs in Domesday Book as Camestone; and the Kemestan (variantly, Cæmbestun) of a Latin charter of Eadw. the Confessor dealing with places in the Eastern and East-Midland counties is prob. the Bedfordshire village.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of a Kemp. See Kemp. This is one of the few surnames in which "son" is affixed to names of occupation, profession, or dignity. Smithson, Wrightson, Clarkson, and Dukeson are other examples.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kempston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kempston (Russian: Кемпстон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 772,238th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kempston are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 42 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 18 percent live.

Kempston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kempston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kempston surname grew 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kempston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kempston surname are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kempston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning $43,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.7% more than the national average, earning $55,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kempstone941/
Kimpston8882/
Kenpston881/
Kempsten880/
Kampston880/
Cumpston751,155/
Compston751,041/
Kämpsten7510/
Campston752/
Gumpston751/
Cumpstone71196/
Kampstein716/
Campiston711/
Compeston710/
Compstone710/
Kampestuen6721/
Kimepstein671/
Compstn671/
Campistton671/

Kempston Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kempston in the Russian language
Кемпстонkempston-

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