Kemper Family History
Kemper Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Kemper
Name Distribution of Kemper Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Kemper families
 106 - 210  36 - 105 |
 1 - 35  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Kemper families
|
7 - 11 3 - 6 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Kemper last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Kemper census records
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Kemper Family Origin
Kemper Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Kemper
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Kemper Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Kemper census records
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Kemper Civil War Service Records
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