Keymer Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Keymer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Keymer,' a parish in the the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex.

1601. Richard Kemer, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

Richard Kemeyre, 1604: St. Dionis Backchurch, London.

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Keymer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:229,29219,121
Germany1711:470,79241,127
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Israel481:178,28417,874
Chile371:476,12112,335
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Sweden261:378,72126,697
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Keymer (167) may also be a first name.

Keymer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Keymer,' a parish in the the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex.

1601. Richard Kemer, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.

Richard Kemeyre, 1604: St. Dionis Backchurch, London.

1713. Married — Samuel Keymer and Sarah Beer: St. Mary Aldermary.

1793. Married — Francis Keymer and Anne Gilman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Keymer (Sussex) [the second element is Old English mere, a lake: the first is either the Anglo-Saxon pers. name seen under Key (English), or the Old English cý, genit., dat., and pl. of cú, a cow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From root of Kyyere, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Essex Symon de Kyma in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

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

Keymer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keymer (Russian: Кеймер) is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keymer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 422,566th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Keymer reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 30 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 708,111th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 167 people.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 229,292. In England Keymer is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 20 percent live, Surrey, where 12 percent live and Suffolk, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Keymer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keymer has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Keymer last name increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 351 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keymer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Quaker (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Keymer are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Keymer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.35% more than the national average, earning R 720,864 per year; in United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning $56,944 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kemer9113,725/
Kymer91133/
Kemmer836,766/
Keimer83634/
Keemer83281/
Kiemer83183/
Kemere8390/
Kaymer8369/
Koemer8348/
Kehmer8329/
Kymmer8323/
Kaemer8320/
Khemer8314/
Kemerz839/
Keamer837/
Kemeir834/
Kemier833/
Kemeer833/
Koymer832/
Kymere831/
Keumer830/
Khymer830/
Kemear830/
Kemr80111/
Kymr8026/
Kaemmer77313/
Kemmere77139/
Kuemmer7762/
Khemier7757/
Keehmer7754/
Kettmer7717/
Kayimer7713/
Kemmeur776/
Kiemger776/
Khemmer775/
Kethmer775/
Keamert773/
Keammer772/
Kemmerr772/
Kehmeir772/
Kiemerz772/
Kuehmer771/
Kemeere771/
Kaymehr771/
Kemherd770/
Kemmeer770/
Kiemear770/
Keimier770/
Keummer770/
Kemmier770/
Kiemier770/
Kemerre770/
Kamer737,883/
Kimer73422/
Cemer73227/
Kemir73158/
Kämer7389/
Kymre7318/
Kaymr734/
Kymir731/
Kemre731/
Kámer731/
Kémer731/
Kímer731/
Qemer731/
Kjmer730/
Kemerova71659/
Kayamehr71371/
Kemmerth7142/
Kettmeir7132/
Kejemere7130/
Keammere714/
Kemerová713/
Koymerth711/
Kuehmeir711/
Kemerowa711/
Kiemierz711/
Kymerova711/
Kethmeir710/
Kammer6710,649/
Kameir672,251/
Kämmer671,866/
Khamer671,290/
Kimmer671,065/
Kamere67776/
Kameer67752/
Cejmer67509/
Kaimer67429/
Kimere67298/
Chemer67283/
Khemir67137/
Kahmer67105/
Koimer6742/
Kähmer6731/
Kajmer6730/
Kuimer6722/
Kymhyr6718/
Khemerova6717/
Kaumer6711/
Kaamer678/
Kuyamr675/
Ceimer675/
Khimer674/
Quemer674/
Coymer673/
Kamert673/
Kemire673/
Khemre672/
Kameur672/
Kamher672/
Koumer672/
Kemair672/
Kejemmere672/
Khymyr672/
Ķemere671/
Ceamer671/
Keamir671/
Kamerr671/
Cemmer671/
Kamear671/
Kemior671/
Ketmir671/
Kemmir671/
Kaymir671/
Qkamer671/
Kemyor671/
Kymayr671/
Kemird670/
Caymer670/
Kimier670/
Kemitr670/
Kimear670/
Ceemer670/

Keymer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keymer in the Russian language
Кеймерkejmer-

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