Cempas settlement or enclosure
Derived from Old English, Kempton originally served as a habitational surname indicating someone from a town or farmstead belonging to a person named Cempa. The name Cempa itself means 'warrior' or 'champion', giving the name a subtle strength beneath its polished exterior.
Less common today
Kempton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,692 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
British disabled pensioner who confessed to stealing Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington
