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    The surname Kempen

    A place surname, carried by 731 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K515

    Kempen: #31,629 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Kempen #31,629, 731 people Kempen: #31,629 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Kempen #31,629, 731 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kempen is more common than 80.5% of them.

    Origin

    * As a German surname, from the town Kempen in Germany or Kępno in Poland. * As a West Flemish surname, from Campine in Belgium, also called Kempen. * As a Dutch surname, variant of van Kempen, from both placenames above.

    Kempen is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 731 people named Kempen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 422,361 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 595.

    #31,629
    rank among US surnames
    731
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.9%
    change since 2000 (was #35,721)

    Who is named Kempen

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Kempen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kempens

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Magali Kempen
      Belgian tennis player, born 1997

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kempen come from?
    * As a German surname, from the town Kempen in Germany or Kępno in Poland. * As a West Flemish surname, from Campine in Belgium, also called Kempen. * As a Dutch surname, variant of van Kempen, from both placenames above.
    How common is the surname Kempen?
    731 people in the United States had the surname Kempen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 422,361 Americans. It ranked 31,629th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kempen?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kempen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kempen?
    Magali Kempen, Belgian tennis player.
    Where is the surname Kempen most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kempen in Belgium.
    What type of surname is Kempen?
    Kempen is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Kempen getting more or less common?
    More common. 595 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 731 in 2010, up 23%.