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Kempen
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kempen
English
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from the town de Kempen in Germany or Kępno in Poland.
As a en vls - surname, from en Campine in Belgium, also called Kempen.
As a en nl - surname, variant of en van Kempen, from both placenames above.
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Kempen is the 31629th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 731 individuals. Kempen is most common among White (95.08%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Dutch surnames from German
Dutch
nl:+ (streek)
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkɛm.pə(n)/
nl Kem pen
nl ɛmpən 2
Proper noun
De Kempen p
nl Campine Q1078270
Derived terms
nl Voorkempen
German
+, Germany
de:
Etymology
First attested as Campunni in 870.
See also li Kempe, li Kämpe̩.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkɛmpən/ [ˈkɛmpm̩]
de De-Kempen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de town s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany Kempen
Proper noun
surname
de