Kimberly Surname

111,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,146 people bear this surname

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

Kimberly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kimberley,' a parish in Norfolk.

Eustace de Kimberle, Norfolk, 1308: History of Norfolk.

Hugh de Kymberly, burgess of Great Yarmouth, 17 Edward III: ibid.

1571.

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Kimberly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5741:101,41511,241
Kenya2191:210,86715,070
Canada501:736,91258,785
England291:1,921,31276,208
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Moldova51:712,27439,996
China51:273,464,31313,838
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1311:186,07215,187
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7581:66,2527,202

Kimberly (984,644) may also be a first name.

Kimberly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kimberley,' a parish in Norfolk.

Eustace de Kimberle, Norfolk, 1308: History of Norfolk.

Hugh de Kymberly, burgess of Great Yarmouth, 17 Edward III: ibid.

1571. Robert Kymberlie and Rose Ive: Marriage Lic. (London).

1611. Baptised — John, s. William Kemberley: St James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Kimberley (Norf., Notts), 14th cent Kymberly [Middle English l(e)y, Old English leáh, lea: the first element is a pers. name, either Anglo-Saxon Cyneburh (fem. ), or Cynebe(o)rht, or Cyneb(e)ald]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kemperlike, kemper, a veteran, a stout, warlike man, from the Dutch kamper, a champion, a fighting—man. The name may apply to the qualities of the person, or to the place of a camp or battle, that is, Camper—ley; Cumberley indicates a place among hills in a narrow valley, from Cum, a vale, a dell.

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

Kimberly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kimberly (Arabic: كيمبرلي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kimberly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimberly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 111,885th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,757,729 people. The last name Kimberly occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kimberly live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kimberly is also the 915th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 984,644 people.

Kimberly is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,574 people, or 1 in 101,415. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Kimberly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kimberly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kimberly surname increased 472 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kimberly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kimberly last name are 17.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kimberly earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.43% less than the national average, earning R 167,712 per year; in United States they earn 4.43% less than the national average, earning $41,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.33% less than the national average, earning $45,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kimberly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kimberly in the Arabic language
كيمبرليkymbrly-
كمبرليkmbrly-

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