Kemster Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kemster Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kembster,' a wool-comber. 'Kempstare Wofrur': Promptorium Parvulorum Originally a feminine occupation; compare spinster. Johanna la Kempster (X). Margery la Kembestere (Close Roll, 18 Edward I).
Read More About This SurnameKemster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
Kemster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kembster,' a wool-comber. 'Kempstare Wofrur': Promptorium Parvulorum Originally a feminine occupation; compare spinster. Johanna la Kempster (X). Margery la Kembestere (Close Roll, 18 Edward I). A prayer to the Commons in 1464, respecting the importations of foreign goods, mentions 'the makers of wollen cloth within this Reame (Realm) as Wevers, Fullers, Dyers, Kempsters, Carders, and Spinners' (Rot. Pari. Edward IV). compare 'unkempt locks.'
'Hir brighte heer was kempt, untressed all.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. 2289 (Skeat's ed).
Peter Cambestre, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Agnes Kembester, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna Saper, kemtter, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Robertus Kembster, 1379: ibid.
1684. William Watts and Elizabeth Kempster: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1747. Married — Richard Kempstar and Susanna Chips: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1791. — Joseph Wright and Elizabeth Kempster: St. George, Hanover Square.
1806. Married — Isaac Olive and Mary Kempester: St. George, Hanover Square.
A wool comber. See termination STER.
From the Dutch kampen, to fight, or kamper, a champion.
Kemster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kemster is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemster? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kemster reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Kemster is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Kemster is most prevalent in: California, where 50 percent are found, New Mexico, where 25 percent are found and Tennessee, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemister | 93 | 173 | / |
| Kemaster | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kemuster | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kemstra | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kimster | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kmaster | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kamster | 86 | 0 | / |
| Koemeester | 82 | 82 | / |
| Keamsutter | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kamester | 80 | 30 | / |
| Khamster | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kamsteri | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kimsäter | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kamsäter | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kemistar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kemistry | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kamsteer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamaster | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chemister | 75 | 7 | / |
| Khemistry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kamstra | 71 | 2,533 | / |
| Gamster | 71 | 45 | / |
| Kimstra | 71 | 22 | / |
| Camster | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gmaster | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kumstar | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cmaster | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kimstar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khemsattra | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kmistry | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kumstyr | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kemosedire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamisteri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Komstra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Comster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cimster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cumster | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamester | 67 | 383 | / |
| Gaimster | 67 | 94 | / |
| Kamseder | 67 | 25 | / |
| Komistra | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gamsäter | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kamastra | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kamistar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Komsatar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaimstar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Camester | 67 | 3 | / |
| C Master | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamestar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamastre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumistra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumistri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kumistry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamstter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gomaster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chemstry | 67 | 1 | / |
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