Kimball Surname

16,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,054 people bear this surname

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

Kimball Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kemble,' a village and parish near Cirencester, Wiltshire Not to be confounded with Kimbell, although that must have been occasionally done.

1657. Married — John Kemball and Jane Jones: St.

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Kimball Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,1961:11,2581,398
Canada9201:40,0505,002
Australia5721:47,1955,906
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
England431:1,295,76958,667
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Guam81:20,0153,029
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Belize61:59,2462,743
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Panama51:782,45211,059
China51:273,464,31313,838
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
France21:33,211,361423,184
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,6681:4,304530

Kimball (2,981) may also be a first name.

Kimball Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kemble,' a village and parish near Cirencester, Wiltshire Not to be confounded with Kimbell, although that must have been occasionally done.

1657. Married — John Kemball and Jane Jones: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1680. John Kembell and Grace Grey: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury").

1736. Married — Tames Kemble and Judith Davies: St. George, Hanover Square.

1742. — George Kemble and Elizabeth Pool: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kimble'; v. Kimbell. Familiar American forms.

1654-5. Married — Henry Finch and Margrett Kimball: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1729. — William Kimbal and Joanna Pickett: St. George, Hanover Square.

1751. — Albin Hadon and Elizabeth Kimble: ibid.

1754. — Timothy Honnor and Mary Kimbell: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kimble.' Great and Little Kimble are parishes in Buckinghamshire, near Wendover, and should be carefully distinguished from Kemble (v. Kemball), although at times, no doubt, they have become confused. For other variants, v. Kimball.

Richard de Kinebell Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Kinebelle, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Nicholas Kymbell, Norfolk, 3 Henry IV: History of Norfolk.

1718. Married — John Phillibrown and Mary Kimbell: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1770. — John Kimbell and Elizabeth Plumb: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 = Kimble, q.v.

2 = Kemball, &c., q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Kimble (royal hill), in Buckinghamshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in co. Wilts. It has been erroneously considered a narrowed pronunciation of Campbell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Campbell, of which it is a corruption.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kimball Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kimball is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimball? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,319th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 214,000 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Kimball are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 132,657th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 2,981 people.

The surname Kimball is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 32,196 people, or 1 in 11,258. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Kimball Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kimball has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kimball last name rose 276 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 331 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kimball Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kimball last name are 6.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Kimball earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $45,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning $48,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimmball931/
Kimnball930/
Keimball930/
Kimbal92807/
Kmball921/
Kemball86541/
Kimbale8697/
Cimball8615/
Kimvall869/
Kinball869/
Kimboll864/
Kaimbal863/
Kumball862/
Kimbhal861/
Kimbalt860/
Kimbald860/
Kymball860/
Kiembal860/
Kimbail860/
Kmbal8330/
Kimballová821/
Kimbaale802/
Kaimbale801/
Khimbale801/
Quimball801/
Kienball800/
Cimbal77257/
Kembal77250/
Kumbal77200/
Kimbol7765/
Kmbale7731/
Kinbal776/
Kymbal772/
Kimbalova754/
Kembale711,029/
Kimbole7170/
Khumbal7134/
Kemvall7115/
Kaimval714/
Chimbal714/
Kenball713/
Cimbaal713/
Kumbail711/
Khmbale711/
Cimmbal711/
Kumbhal711/
Kemboll711/
Kinnvall6748/
Khembale6714/
Kembaale672/
Cmbal671/
Chinball670/

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Kimball Reference & Research

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