Kemshead Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kemshead Surname Definition:

From Kempshott; a location name in Hampshire.

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Kemshead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England111:5,065,278148,650
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071

Kemshead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Kempshott; a location name in Hampshire.

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

User-submitted Reference

My mother was one of the small numbers of Kemsheads still in the UK; born Kettering, Northamptonshire. The surname is derived from the locality, Kempshott in Hampshire.

- gnomesbane

Kemshead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kemshead is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemshead? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kemshead reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kemshead is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,315,914. In Canada Kemshead is most common in: Alberta, where 43 percent are found, Ontario, where 36 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Canada it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Kemshead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kemshead has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kemshead Last Name Statistics demography

Kemshead earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $50,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kemshe866/
Kamshad80383/
Khemshe804/
Kenshed801/
Kemshie801/
Kemse77802/
Kemsa7763/
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Kemshi71330/
Kemseu7151/
Kemsia7133/
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Kemsat7122/
Khemsa7117/
Kemsey7116/
Kymsha7112/
Kimsha719/
Kamsad717/
Cemshe716/
Kemsih714/
Kensha713/
Khamsheed712/
Kenshe712/
Kemsee711/
Khemse711/
Kemsah711/
Kemsie711/
Kemssa711/
Kemzad711/
Kiemse711/
Kemjad711/
Kemsai711/
Kemsies67148/
Kensche6787/
Kamshat6736/
Kiensha6721/
Kheemsa6720/
Keemshi6715/
Khemsap6712/
Qamshad6711/
Kimched679/
Khemshette679/
Kemsseu678/
Komshet678/
Khemsee678/
Khemshi676/
Khemjha675/
Khemssa673/
Komshat673/
Khamsad672/
Chemsed672/
Keemeza672/
Kenshei671/
Khemsai671/
Kenscha671/
Kenshah671/
Kenshey671/
Kemncha671/
Kemcheu671/
Kensaha671/
Kenshay671/
Keimses671/
Kamshid671/
Kimshas671/
Khemche671/
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Khemsep671/
Keimsey670/
Kemsser670/
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