How common is the surname Kimberley?

454 people in the United States had the surname Kimberley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 680,056 Americans. It ranked 46,811th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Kimberley?

Kimberley is /ˈkɪmbɚli/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Kimberley getting more or less common?

More common. 444 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 454 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Kimberley also a first name?

Yes. Kimberley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kimberley

An English place surname, carried by 454 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɪmbɚli/ 3 syllables Soundex K516 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kimberley is more common than 71.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 454 people named Kimberley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 680,056 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 444.

#46,811

rank among US surnames

454

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #45,403)

Who is named Kimberley

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

94% of people named Kimberley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as two or more races and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kimberley

Kimberley has the Soundex code K516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K516.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kimberley come from?: English place name "wood or clearing of Kyneburga (a seventh century female saint)", from Old English cyne- (“royal”) + burh (“fortress”) + lēah (“leigh, clearing”).
How common is the surname Kimberley?: 454 people in the United States had the surname Kimberley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 680,056 Americans. It ranked 46,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kimberley?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kimberley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as two or more races.
How do you pronounce Kimberley?: Kimberley is /ˈkɪmbɚli/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Kimberley?: Kimberley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Kimberley getting more or less common?: More common. 444 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 454 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Kimberley also a first name?: Yes. Kimberley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.