The kemper Surname
kemper Name Meaning and History
- German: status name denoting a peasant farmer or serf, an agent noun derivative of Kamp 1.
- Dutch: agent noun derivative of Kemp, i.e. an occupational name for someone who grew, processed, or used hemp.
- German (possibly also Dutch): habitational name from any of the twelve places named Kempen in the Dutch-German border area.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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