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Kemper is a familiar surname that is sometimes adopted as a given name. As such, it is a gender-neutral choice, though an incredibly rare one at that. 
 
As a surname, Kemper originated in the border region of Germany and the Netherlands. There are slight nuances in meaning between the countries — in Germany, Kemper referenced a serf, while in the Netherlands it referred to anyone who worked with hemp. Kemper can also designate a person from a town named Kempen, a dozen of which can be found near the Dutch-German border.
 
You may associate Kemper with actor Ellie Kemper, who starred in TV shows such as The Office and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

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Kemper

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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.

Kemper

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