Kemp Name Meaning: Meaning 'champion' in Anglo-Saxon and German, taken from the Anglo word 'cempa' and the Old German word 'campo', memaning 'warrior'. Also a Dutch name for someone associated with hemp.
A status and occupational name usually given to someone who was an employed professional figher. It may also have been given as a Dutch occupational name for someone who was associated with the processing of hemp.
Discover how your Kemp ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 45 |
| Buckinghamshire | 92 |
| Berkshire | 61 |
| Cambridgeshire | 147 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 319 |
| Cornwall | 336 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 187 |
| Devon | 256 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 336 |
| Essex | 1,346 |
| Gloucestershire | 142 |
| Hampshire | 593 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 120 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 26 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 1,670 |
| Lancashire | 1,073 |
| Leicestershire | 232 |
| Lincolnshire | 412 |
| London | 3,020 |
| Middlesex | 536 |
| Northumberland | 140 |
| Norfolk | 753 |
| Northamptonshire | 72 |
| Nottinghamshire | 483 |
| Oxfordshire | 33 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 26 |
| Shropshire | 38 |
| Suffolk | 708 |
| Somerset | 82 |
| Surrey | 637 |
| Sussex | 774 |
| Staffordshire | 206 |
| Warwickshire | 512 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 70 |
| Worcestershire | 116 |
| Yorkshire | 1,411 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 211 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 33 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 188 |
| General Labourer | 185 |
| General Servant Domestic | 131 |
| Scholar | 130 |
| Dress Maker | 127 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 97 |
| Farmer | 96 |
| Cook Domestic | 93 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 78 |
| Carpenter | 68 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 66 |
| Domestic Servant | 63 |
| Cotton Weaver | 54 |
| Laundress Wash | 53 |
| Bricklayer | 49 |
| House Maid Domestic | 49 |
| Gardener Domestic | 46 |
| Draper Assistant | 41 |
| Dressmaker | 41 |
| Charwoman | 40 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 40 |
| Servant Domestic | 35 |
| Blacksmith | 34 |
| Farm Labourer | 33 |
| Butcher | 32 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Kemp | 6,757 |
| Mary Kemp | 5,991 |
| John Kemp | 5,572 |
| George Kemp | 4,028 |
| Elizabeth Kemp | 3,984 |
| Sarah Kemp | 3,224 |
| Thomas Kemp | 3,095 |
| James Kemp | 3,093 |
| Charles Kemp | 2,499 |
| Henry Kemp | 2,113 |
| Ann Kemp | 1,916 |
| Jane Kemp | 1,775 |
| Emma Kemp | 1,606 |
| Eliza Kemp | 1,560 |
| Robert Kemp | 1,510 |
| Alice Kemp | 1,496 |
| Ellen Kemp | 1,464 |
| Alfred Kemp | 1,390 |
| Annie Kemp | 1,350 |
| Frederick Kemp | 1,338 |
| Arthur Kemp | 1,294 |
| Edward Kemp | 1,269 |
| Joseph Kemp | 1,235 |
| Emily Kemp | 1,145 |
| Samuel Kemp | 993 |