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Kemp

in Kentucky

There are 441 people with the last name "Kemp" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

NameRank
Kemp 1,170
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  1. is 1,166th most common Fuson
  2. is 1,167th most common Randall
  3. is 1,168th most common Utley
  4. is 1,169th most common Walter
  5. is 1,170th most common Kemp
  6. is 1,171st most common Sanford
  7. is 1,172nd most common Sorrell
  8. is 1,173rd most common Rigsby
  9. is 1,174th most common Stull

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kemp

James, Thomas, Robert, William, Michael, John, Brian, Daniel, Billy, George

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’.

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