# Kempton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,846

## Definitions
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8. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name *Cempa, a byname from cempa (“soldier, warrior”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **Kenton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kempton-vs-kenton)
- **krypton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kempton-vs-krypton)
- **Keaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keaton-vs-kempton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ekmpton`, `kemmpton`, `kempotn`, `kemppton`, `kemptno`, `kemptonn`, `kemptton`, `kemtpon`, `kepmton`, `kkempton`, `kmepton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kempton