# Kimberley (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 454 |
| US rank (2010) | 46,811 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 680,056 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (444 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪmbɚli/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kimberley 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Similar surnames

Kimbrell, Kimberly, Kimbrel, Kimbrough, Kimber, Kimbro, Kimberlin, Kimberling, Kemper, Knepper.

## 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.