Tempest Surname
Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname
Tempest Surname Definition:
I dare not hazard a conjecture as to the class to which this surname belongs. Mr. Lower says, 'This family, who are doubtless of Norman origin, are traced to Roger Tempest (temp. Henry I), who held three carucates and two oxgangs of land in the Shipton Fee, Yorkshire' (Patr.
Read More About This SurnameTempest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,018 | 1:27,611 | 3,753 |
| United States | 948 | 1:382,341 | 33,740 |
| Australia | 234 | 1:115,366 | 12,799 |
| Canada | 108 | 1:341,163 | 30,982 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| South Africa | 61 | 1:888,159 | 57,770 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,389 | 1:17,549 | 2,543 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
Tempest (604) may also be a first name.
Tempest Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
I dare not hazard a conjecture as to the class to which this surname belongs. Mr. Lower says, 'This family, who are doubtless of Norman origin, are traced to Roger Tempest (temp. Henry I), who held three carucates and two oxgangs of land in the Shipton Fee, Yorkshire' (Patr. Brit).
Isabella Tempest, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1579. John Tempest, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1758. Married — Henry Tempest, of Broughton, Yorkshire, and Eleanor Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.
Woulfe ignores the well-known and distinguished English name Tempest and simply gives a Gaelic-Irish form viz. Mac Anfaidh. I presume he had some authority for this: I have not discovered it.* The first of the name I have found in Ireland is Sir Thomas Tempest, who was Attorney-General in 1640. John Tempest was sheriff of Drogheda in 1659; and in the interesting and long drawn out case arising out of the will of Lord Chancellor Eustace in 1665 one Michael Tempest appears as the guardian of the petitioner, Maurice Eustace. The name has attained prominence as the surname of the Marquesses of Londonderry: their real name, however, was Vane to which Tempest was added.
*The pre-Christian Maol Anaithe can hardly be so regarded.
The French-Latin equiv. of English Storm.
Isabella Tempest.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Mac Anfaidh, stated by Woulfe to be the Irish form of this name, is only a modern attempt at a translation.
The English family of Tempest has been prominent in Ulster and Louth since 1640. SIF 146
This family, who are doubtless of Norman origin, are traced to Roger Tempest, temp. Henry I., who held three carucates and two oxgangs of land in the Shipton Fee, co. York. The name is difficult to account for: it may have reference to some storm which the first bearer encountered. Perhaps Cotgrave's definition of tempeste may help us to its real import: "stormed, blustered, tossed, vexed: hurried, harried, taken or overtaken with, broken or overthrowne by, a tempest."
From the Flemish, Tempst; a personal name.
Tempest Demographics
Average Tempest Salary in
United States
$45,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tempest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tempest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tempest occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Tempest click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tempest? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 126,575th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,030,523 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Tempest are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Tempest is also the 340,092nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 604 people.
This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2,018 people, or 1 in 27,611. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 26 percent live, Durham, where 10 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Tempest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tempest has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tempest last name rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 612 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tempest Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Tempest surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tempest last name are 12.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.85% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tempest earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 146.79% more than the national average, earning R 586,476 per year; in United States they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $45,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.31% more than the national average, earning $62,258 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempeste | 93 | 28 | / |
| Tempestt | 93 | 7 | / |
| Tempes | 92 | 199 | / |
| Tempet | 92 | 79 | / |
| Tempies | 86 | 73 | / |
| Tempete | 86 | 28 | / |
| Tampest | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tempess | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tenpest | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tempesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tempeus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tiempet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Teampet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tempast | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tempist | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tempe | 83 | 666 | / |
| Tempette | 80 | 41 | / |
| Taemphet | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tiemphet | 80 | 5 | / |
| Theampet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thiempet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Themphet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teamphet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Teimphet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Temper | 77 | 929 | / |
| Tempez | 77 | 275 | / |
| Tempea | 77 | 109 | / |
| Tebest | 77 | 79 | / |
| Tempie | 77 | 28 | / |
| Thempe | 77 | 16 | / |
| Tempeh | 77 | 15 | / |
| Tempey | 77 | 10 | / |
| Temmpe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tempis | 77 | 6 | / |
| Timpes | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tempeľ | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tempei | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tiempe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tevest | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thmpes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Temphe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tempeï | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tempeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tenpes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Temped | 77 | 0 | / |
| Toempe | 77 | 0 | / |
| Tempee | 77 | 0 | / |
| Theamphet | 75 | 5 | / |
| Teampetch | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tmpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tebeest | 71 | 262 | / |
| Tempfer | 71 | 113 | / |
| Thempis | 71 | 9 | / |
| Teamphetch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Theampetch | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tempios | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tempher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenpast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thebest | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tempied | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tempête | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tempeer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teebest | 71 | 0 | / |
| Timpe | 67 | 3,715 | / |
| Tempa | 67 | 900 | / |
| Tempi | 67 | 459 | / |
| Tömpe | 67 | 278 | / |
| Tempé | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tenpe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Thaenpet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Timpetch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tympe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tempy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thimphet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ķempe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taenphet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tenpetch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnmpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tempè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thempise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tbest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tmpjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tnpet | 67 | 1 | / |
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