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Kemp

in New York

There are 1,539 people with the last name "Kemp" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

NameRank
Kemp 952
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  1. is 948th most common William
  2. is 949th most common Driscoll
  3. is 950th most common Connelly
  4. is 951st most common Hu
  5. is 952nd most common Kemp
  6. is 953rd most common Herbert
  7. is 954th most common Sharp
  8. is 955th most common Jacob
  9. is 956th most common Cortez

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Kemp

John, William, Richard, Robert, James, David, Michael, Linda, Mary, Karen

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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