# Kimball (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kimball/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,293 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,544 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,255 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (22,990 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old Welsh Cynbel, from cyn (“chief”) + bel (“war”). Possibly also from Old English Cynebeald.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kimball in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kimball in the United States.

## People named Kimball

- Clara Kimball Young, American actress (1890–1960)
- Bobby Kimball, American singer
- Ward Kimball, American animator (1914-2002)
- Cheyenne Kimball, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist
- Charlie Kimball, American racing driver
- Jeffrey L. Kimball, American cinematographer
- Edward Kimball, American actor (1859–1938)
- Roger Kimball, American publisher
- Francis H. Kimball, American architect (1845–1919)
- Weston McKennie, American soccer player (born 1998)

## Similar surnames

Kimble, Kimbell, Kimbler, Kimpel, Knobloch, Kemble, Knebel, Knoblauch, Knobel, Knoblock.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.