Kempthorne Surname

378,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kempthorne Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kempthorne.' This family name was derived from Kempthorne, an estate in the parish of Beer-Ferris, Devon; v. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall (quoted by Lower).

1585. Baptised — John, s.

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Kempthorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand2611:17,3503,044
England1961:284,27622,043
United States1941:1,868,345121,641
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Australia941:287,18825,495
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
Wales261:60,3242,968
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kempthorne (10) may also be a first name.

Kempthorne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kempthorne.' This family name was derived from Kempthorne, an estate in the parish of Beer-Ferris, Devon; v. C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall (quoted by Lower).

1585. Baptised — John, s. George Kempthorne: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1602-3. Richard Kempthorne, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to Kempthorne, said to be the name of an estate in the Devonshire parish of Beer-Ferrers [Middle English thorne, Old English þorn, thorn-tree. Without the evidence of early forms it is impossible to be certain of the origin of the first element; but cp. Kemp and Kem(m]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family name (which was originally Ley) was derived from an estate so called in the parish of Beer-Ferris, co, Devon, C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

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

Kempthorne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kempthorne is more frequently found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kempthorne.

How Common Is The Last Name Kempthorne? popularity and diffusion

Kempthorne is the 378,966th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,736,248 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Kempthorne live; 38 percent live in Australasia and 38 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Kempthorne is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename globally, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 17,350. In New Zealand it is most common in: Auckland Region, where 30 percent are found, Waikato Region, where 25 percent are found and Tasman Region, where 11 percent are found. Aside from New Zealand this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Kempthorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kempthorne has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kempthorne surname expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 9,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kempthorne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kempthorne surname are 35.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Kempthorne earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning R 234,408 per year; in United States they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $42,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.44% less than the national average, earning $42,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kempthorn9539/
Kemptorne955/
Kempthrone901/
Kempttorne900/
Kimpthorn840/
Kumputhorn801/
Gamapathirana521/

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