Kimberlin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The present generation of the Kimberlin family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in the parish of Kimberley located in the counties of Norfolk and Nottinghamshire.

Early Origins of the Kimberlin family

The surname Kimberlin was first found in Nottinghamshire, where evidence suggests they held a family seat before the Norman Conquest.

Early History of the Kimberlin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kimberlin research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1300, 1308, 1571, 1639 and 1709 are included under the topic Early Kimberlin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kimberlin Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Kimberlin include Kimberly, Kimberley, Kynmerley, imberle, Kymberly and many more.

Early Notables of the Kimberlin family

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Kimberlin Ranking

In the United States, the name Kimberlin is the 9,819^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Kimberlin migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Kimberlin were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Kimberlin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jon Kimberlin, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Kimberlin (post 1700) +

Wade A. Kimberlin (b. 1970), American author of science-fiction and fantasy short stories
Glen Kimberlin, American session musician and songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee
Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, American ethnomusicologist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)