Last Name KEMPSON

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Meaning The kemp, a knight, a soldier, a champion.
Nickname: The kemp's son. Also, local, 'of Kempston,' parishes in counties Bedford and Norfolk. The suffix '-ston' frequently became 'son.'
Origin English, Irish

Rank 53,659 (2000 US census) 35,476 (1990 US census)
Count 361 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.84%, or 281 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 19.67%, or 71 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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