Kempen

See also: kempen

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, from the town Kempen in Germany or Kępno in Poland.
• As a West Flemish surname, from Campine in Belgium, also called Kempen.
• As a Dutch surname, variant of van Kempen, from both placenames above.

Proper noun

Kempen (plural Kempens)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kempen is the 31629^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 731 individuals. Kempen is most common among White (95.08%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛm.pə(n)/
• Hyphenation: Kem‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɛmpən

Proper noun

De Kempen pl

1. the Campine

Derived terms

• Voorkempen

German

Etymology

First attested as Campunni in 870.

See also Limburgish Kempe, Kämpe̩.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛmpən/, [ˈkɛmpm̩]

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Proper noun

Kempen n (proper noun, genitive Kempens or (optionally with an article) Kempen)

1. Kempen (a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Proper noun

Kempen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kempens or (with an article) Kempen, feminine genitive Kempen, plural Kempens or Kempen)

1. a surname