Kempton

== English == === Etymology === From the Old English personal name *Cempa, a byname from cempa (“soldier, warrior”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Kempton (countable and uncountable, plural Kemptons) (uncountable) A placename: A village in Clunbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO359829). A village in Ford County, Illinois, United States. A town in Tipton County, Indiana, United States. A ghost town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. An unincorporated community in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. A town in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. A village in Southern Midlands council area, Tasmania, Australia. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== Kempton Park ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kempton is the 9397th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3460 individuals. Kempton is most common among White (92.54%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kempton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 292.