Kempston
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Kempston (countable and uncountable, plural Kempstons)
- A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0347).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kempston is the 149395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 110 individuals. Kempston is most common among White (97.27%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kempston”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 292.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Celtic languages
- English terms derived from Brythonic languages
- English terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- English terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Towns in Bedfordshire, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Bedfordshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English