Temperley Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Temperley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Timperley,' a parish in Cheshire.

1611. Thomas Timperley, of Hale: Wills at Chester.

1623. Married — Thomas Tymperley and Anne Haygh: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.

1761.

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Temperley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6011:92,7099,939
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Argentina1121:381,63829,480
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Wales61:515,75523,171
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2641:92,3319,519
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Témperley (1) are calculated separately.

Temperley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Timperley,' a parish in Cheshire.

1611. Thomas Timperley, of Hale: Wills at Chester.

1623. Married — Thomas Tymperley and Anne Haygh: Reg. Prestbury Ch., Cheshire.

1761. Married — William Timperley and Mary Hone: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A variant of Timperley. The first is an American corruption.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Timperley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Timperleigh (timber wood), in Cheshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Timperley; a location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Timperleys, who are now established on and near the Lancashire border in the vicinity of Manchester, derive their name from the neighbouring township of Timperley. They were long resident in Cheadle (E.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Temperley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Temperley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Temperley occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms: Témperley. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Temperley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 325,895th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Temperley reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 92,709. In England it is most numerous in: Durham, where 17 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Temperley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Temperley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Temperley last name rose 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 617 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,850 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Temperley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Temperley surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Temperley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.31% less than the national average, earning R 108,576 per year; in United States they earn 25.68% more than the national average, earning $54,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $57,903 CAD per year.

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