Kimber Surname
Approximately 13,739 people bear this surname
Kimber Surname Definition:
(1) Occup 'the comber,' a wool-comber; compare Kembester, now Kempster, a female wool-comber, (a) Local, 'of Kimber.' South Kimber in Cornwall The first is the more probable origin; v. Kemper.
1617. John Neave and Thomasine Kember: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameKimber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,813 | 1:11,577 | 1,702 |
| United States | 4,177 | 1:86,775 | 9,784 |
| Australia | 2,506 | 1:10,772 | 1,599 |
| Canada | 621 | 1:59,333 | 7,004 |
| New Zealand | 369 | 1:12,272 | 2,137 |
| South Africa | 268 | 1:202,156 | 21,624 |
| Liberia | 236 | 1:18,680 | 1,899 |
| Wales | 94 | 1:32,921 | 3,306 |
| Poland | 80 | 1:475,109 | 47,696 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Sweden | 61 | 1:161,422 | 11,223 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,806 | 1:8,687 | 1,310 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Guernsey | 18 | 1:1,814 | 317 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 496 | 1:101,247 | 10,256 |
Kimber (8,429) may also be a first name.
Kimber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Occup 'the comber,' a wool-comber; compare Kembester, now Kempster, a female wool-comber, (a) Local, 'of Kimber.' South Kimber in Cornwall The first is the more probable origin; v. Kemper.
1617. John Neave and Thomasine Kember: Marriage Lic. (London).
1779. Married — Thomas Kimber and Alice Hastings: St. George, Hanover Square.
— — George Mansfield and Elizabeth Kember: ibid.
1 the Anglo-Saxon fem. pers. name Cyneburh [Old English cyne-, royal + burh, a stronghold] 2 = Kember, q.v.
“Comber of Wool” in Old English .
A place in Cornwall is called South Kimber.
From South Kimber; from kûm-ber, the little valley, defile, or pass. Kûm-ver would mean the great valley.
Kimber: John Kimber, senior alderman of Newbury, died in 1793 at the age of 85; pursuant to his will twelve almshouses were built in Newbury at an expense of nearly £2,000 ("History of Newbury"). Kimber is still a Newbury name. Nicholas Kimber was mayor of Marlborough, Wilts, in 1711 (Waylen's "Marlborough"). In 1818 died Mr. John Kimber, an old farmer of Chailey, Sussex, who was noted for his expensive tastes in the purchase of costly books and scientific instruments (Lower's "Sussex").
Kimber Demographics
Average Male Kimber Height
176.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kimber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimber (Russian: Кимбер) is found most in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimber? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,300th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 530,428 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Kimber live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. Kimber is also the 68,694th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 8,429 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 4,813 people, or 1 in 11,577. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Beside England it is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.
Kimber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kimber has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kimber last name grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 842 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 522 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,029 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 311 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kimber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kimber surname are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.49% registered with the political party.
The amount Kimber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.22% more than the national average, earning R 364,116 per year; in United States they earn 4.93% less than the national average, earning $41,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,222 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbere | 92 | 46 | / |
| Kiember | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kimbier | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kimmber | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kimberr | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keimber | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kmber | 91 | 3 | / |
| Koimbere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kember | 83 | 1,871 | / |
| Kumber | 83 | 188 | / |
| Kimbir | 83 | 170 | / |
| Cimber | 83 | 126 | / |
| Kümber | 83 | 62 | / |
| Kinber | 83 | 42 | / |
| Kymber | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kimberova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kumbier | 77 | 480 | / |
| Kumbher | 77 | 53 | / |
| Quimber | 77 | 36 | / |
| Chimber | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kembere | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kimbire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keamber | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khumber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kmbeerh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kembeur | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kenmber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kimbhir | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kummber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kemmber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Qmber | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cmber | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quimbert | 71 | 248 | / |
| Quiember | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khumbher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keumbeur | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chinmber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemberht | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kenber | 67 | 344 | / |
| Kembir | 67 | 213 | / |
| Cimbir | 67 | 182 | / |
| Cember | 67 | 134 | / |
| Qumber | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kumbir | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kymbyr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cinber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cmbere | 67 | 1 | / |
Kimber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kimber in the Russian language | ||
| Кимбер | kimber | - |
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