Kimbel Surname

274,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,414 people bear this surname

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

Kimbel 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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Kimbel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2541:289,04226,846
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Turkey231:3,383,54091,291
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:144,72213,555

Kimbel (202) may also be a first name.

Kimbel 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

(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

Kimbel Last Name Facts

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

Kimbel (Russian: Кимбель) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimbel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimbel is the 274,674th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,153,851 people. Kimbel is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Kimbel live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 637,340th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 202 people.

The last name Kimbel is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,254 people, or 1 in 289,042. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 8 percent reside, Tennessee, where 7 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Kimbel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kimbel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kimbel surname expanded 361 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kimbel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kimbel last name are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Kimbel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,705 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimbell922,736/
Khimbel921/
Kimbuel921/
Kimbiel921/
Kimbeld921/
Kaimbel921/
Kiembel920/
Kimbl915/
Kimbelle862/
Kimbaell861/
Kimbelll860/
Kimble8323,756/
Kembel831,117/
Kimbil83121/
Kumbel8316/
Kinbel831/
Kümbel831/
Kimbll830/
Kmbl801/
Quimbel77155/
Chimbel77150/
Kembell7748/
Kyombel774/
Kimbill774/
Kinbell772/
Kimmble771/
Kembiel771/
Kembelt771/
Kembelp771/
Kumbiel771/
Ckimble771/
Kembeel770/
Keimble770/
Kmble7318/
Kumbl736/
Knbel732/
Kymbl731/
Qmbel731/
Caimbeul715/
Chimbell711/
Keembell710/
Kemble673,710/
Kümbül67944/
Kömbül67211/
Kembil67163/
Cimbil6791/
Kumbil6734/
Kymble6711/
Kenbel6710/
Kinble678/
Cembel674/
Qimble671/
Kembelova671/

Kimbel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimbel in the Russian language
Кимбельkimbel-

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Kimbel Reference & Research

Kemball One-name Study - A profile of the Kemball surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Kimble FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Kimble FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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