Kemper
German and Dutch surname
"serf; hemp farmer; person from Kempen"Share
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Kemper Origin and Meaning
The name Kemper is a boy's name meaning "serf; hemp farmer; person from Kempen".
As a given name, Kemper is a rare gender-neutral choice, given to fewer than 50 American babies at last count. It's much more familiar as a surname, as in that of Ellie Kemper, an actor from The Office and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
The German form of Kemper designated a peasant farmer, while the Dutch referenced someone who worked with hemp. Kemper may have also been used as a surname for people from one of the German-Dutch towns called Kempen.