Is the last name Kemp a Black or White last name.?

Question: Is the last name Kemp a Black or White last name!.!?

If a persons name last name is Kemp, would they more likely be black or white!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Kemp
Usage: English
Extra: Rankings for KEMP:
United States ranked 588 out of 88,799
England and Wales ranked 264 out of 500
Derived from the Middle English "kempe" meaning "champion, warrior"!.

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Surname: Kemp
Recorded in several spellings including Cemp, Kemp, Kempe, Kemppe, Kempt, the patronymic Kempson, and possibly others, this interesting surname is English!. It originates from the pre 7th century word 'cempa' meaning a champion, a title bestowed upon a champion of jousting or wrestling!. The name is derived from the Roman word "campus", meaning a battlefield!. The name development since the First Millenium includes the following recordings: Edmund Kempe of the county of Norfolk in 1099, Alan Kempe in the Hundred Rolls of Suffolk in 1273, Ralph le Kemp of Sussex in 1296 and Ricardus Kempe of Yorkshire in the Poll Tax rolls of 1379!. Early examples of recordings taken from the surviving church registers of Greater London include the christening of Abiell Kemp on December 14th 1590, at St!. Margaret's Westminster; the christening of Mary Kempt, the daughter of Joseph Kempt at St Giles Cripplegate, on May 21st 1667, and the marriage of Mary Cempe, to James Asskins as spelt, at St James Clerkenwell on June 20th 1667!. A coat of arms granted to the nameholders has the blazon of a red shield, charged with three gold garbs and a gold border engrailed!. The motto "Lucem spero", translates as "I hope for light"!. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Eadulf Cempa,!. This was dated 902 a!.d, in the list of Old English Bynames for the county of Wiltshire", during the reign of King Edward the Elder, of England, 899 - 924!. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling!.

Believe this or not, a person's last name does not come in certain "colors"/races--like black or white!. Here are some examples of the 1880 census as shown on www!.familysearch!.org to prove it can be either one, if you insist on a name being Black or White!.
1!. Lewis KEMP--Race B <Black> --from Avery, Bibb, Alabama
2!. Martha KEMP--Race W <White> --from Long View, Ashley, Arkansas
3!. Cassie KEMP--Race B <Black>--from Talladega, Talladega, Alabama
4!. John KEMP-- Race W <White --from Almaden, Santa Clara, California

Or how about these:
Elizabeth BLACK--Race W <White> --from Georgiana, Butler, Alabama
Johnnie BLACK--Race B <Black> --from Gainestown, Clarke, Alabama
Sarah BLACK--Race W <White --from Contra Costa, California
Edward BLACK--Race W <White>--from Illinois
George BROWN --Race W <White>--from Ohio

You see what I mean!?!? Your surname, or anyone's, does not reflect or reveal what race you are!. Even obviously Asian names like YANG were listed as being white in the 1880 census!.--Amy YANG, Birth Year 1859, Birthplace-- IL , Race W <White>--parents: Father's Birthplace ENG& Mother's Birthplace OHWww@QuestionHome@Com

White, statistically!. Whites outnumber Blacks in the USA by five or seven to one, depending on whether you count "Hispanic" as white or a separate "race"!. Basically any surname you ask about, except "X" (As in "Malcolm X") is going to have more whites than blacks!.

The 1880 census, given free to the world by the Mormons,

http://www!.familysearch!.org/Eng/Search/f!.!.!.

only shows 200 people at a time!. You can look for all "Kemp" with race = White, Black, Mulatto, Native American, Mexican, Asian or other!. It maxes out on both White, Black and Mulatto!.

There was a trend among African-Americans, which may still be going on, to give their children unique names!. "LaToya" is the most famous, thanks to a carefully staged "accident" on the Superbowl half-time show a couple of years ago!. First names are a better indication of race than last ones in these cases!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No way at all you can make that type of determination!.

Ancestors of Black Americans were brought here as slaves!.They didn't have surnames!. They frequently took the names of their owners!.

Afterall, most European caucasian people didn't have a surname until the last melennium!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Well, I don't know that you can determine a persons color by their last name!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

wow! you are racist huh!?Www@QuestionHome@Com