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3/7/2012, 3:08 PM SeaHorse15
3/7/2012, 1:29 AM SeaHorse15
12/2/2010, 3:14 PM courtney.dayle

Name Kempton
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. KEMP-tən
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

From the name of a place in Shropshire meaning "Cempa's town" or "warrior town", from a combination of either the Old English word #cempa# "warrior" or the byname derived from it and #tun# "farmstead, settlement".
Added 12/2/2010 by courtney.dayle