Origins of the Kemp surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 453North West 346Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 1335East Midlands 672West Midlands 618East 1634London 4075South East 2508South West 331South Wales 40Mid Wales 14West Wales 3North Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kemps lived in london

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    22,000 Kemp Travel & migration records
    160,000 Kemps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kemp

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    246th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Kemp surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Kemp first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Kemps

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Kemps in 1921

    Dressmaker

    679

    Domestic Servant

    441

    General Servant Domestic

    415

    Laundress

    403

    Living On Own Means

    303

    Common male occupations for Kemps in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    1,095

    General Labourer

    566

    Farm Labourer

    524

    Carpenter

    468

    Farmer

    452

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