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Kemp

in Iowa

There are 525 people with the last name "Kemp" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Kemp 493
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  1. is 489th most common Horn
  2. is 490th most common Ackerman
  3. is 491st most common Kent
  4. is 492nd most common Vanwyk
  5. is 493rd most common Kemp
  6. is 494th most common Kirk
  7. is 495th most common Lund
  8. is 496th most common Malone
  9. is 497th most common Mcconnell

Similar Names and Nicknames

Kemper, Kempf, Kempton, Kamp, Kempe, Kemple, Kump, Kempker, Kempa, Kempfer

Most Common First Names for Kemp

Robert, David, James, William, Sandra, Richard, Gary, Paul, Dale, Daniel

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: status name for a champion, Middle English and Middle Low German kempe. In the Middle Ages a champion was a professional fighter on behalf of others; for example the King's Champion, at the coronation, had the duty of issuing a general challenge to battle to anyone who denied the king's right to the throne. The Middle English word corresponds to Old English cempa and Old Norse kempa ‘warrior’; both these go back to Germanic campo ‘warrior’, which is the source of the Dutch and North German name, corresponding to High German Kampf.

Dutch: metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or processed hemp, from Middle Dutch canep ‘hemp’.

Recent Searches for "Kemp" in Iowa

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Robert Kemp, IA (8 searches)
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