Temperly Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Temperly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Obvious corruptions of Timperley, which see, the second marking the 'first step from the right path.'

1800. Married — Edmund Tempany and Susanna Tomlin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Temperly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Australia681:396,99632,204
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Temperly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Obvious corruptions of Timperley, which see, the second marking the 'first step from the right path.'

1800. Married — Edmund Tempany and Susanna Tomlin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Temperly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Temperly is found most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Temperly? popularity and diffusion

Temperly is the 1,017,412th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Temperly occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Temperly are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Temperly is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States Temperly is most common in: Wisconsin, where 36 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Temperly is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Temperly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Temperly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Temperly surname expanded 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 99 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Temperly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Temperly last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.

Temperly earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.88% more than the national average, earning $52,589 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Temperley941,141/
Temperli88424/
Temperla8831/
Temperle8824/
Timperly887/
Tmperley883/
Timperley821,756/
Themperla828/
Temperlee822/
Themperli821/
Témperley821/
Temperlie820/
Temperilli78186/
Temperelli7855/
Themperrla781/
Temperless780/
Tinperley711/
Teberle672/
Teberler636/
Teverelle591/
Tverli5779/
Tveråli5313/
Tverrli5311/

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