The Kemp surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 44,701 people carried this name — #698 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,040 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 109 people named Kemp.
48 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 89 people named Kemp live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
88 people named Kemp have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 147 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
54 people named Kemp live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Kemp in American newspapers,
1907–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 357,554 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kemp,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Kemp 1380–1454 · judge -
Didericus van der Kemp 1731–1780 · theologian -
Thomas Read Kemp 1782–1844 · politician -
Albert Edward Kemp 1858–1929 · businessperson -
Emily Georgiana Kemp 1860–1939 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 207 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kemp.
- Keller 94,300 · U.S. census
- Kellner 4,334 · U.S. census
- Kelly 260,385 · U.S. census
- Kelner 604 · U.S. census
- Kelsch 1,719 · U.S. census
- Keltz 769 · U.S. census
- Kempa 712 · U.S. census
- Kempen 595 · U.S. census
- Kempenich 200 · U.S. census
- Kempf 6,232 · U.S. census
- Kempfer 660 · U.S. census
- Kempff 112 · U.S. census
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