Kempston

English

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Brythonic *kam (“crooked, bent”) (from Proto-Celtic *kambos), in reference to a sharp bend of the River Ouse, + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Kempston (countable and uncountable, plural Kempstons)

1. A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0347).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Kempston Hardwick
• Kempston Rural

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kempston is the 149395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 110 individuals. Kempston is most common among White (97.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kempston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 292.