Templeman Surname

79,542nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Templeman Surname Definition:

Local or occup. 'the temple-man,' one who lived at or had charge of a temple; v. Temple. and compare Churchman and Kirkman.

Ambrose le Templeman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Templeman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Templeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1541:168,27217,048
England2,1021:26,5073,620
Australia6401:42,1815,388
Canada5291:69,6517,992
Scotland2381:22,4952,552
New Zealand1241:36,5196,244
Wales901:34,3843,434
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Thailand461:1,535,616206,021
Israel401:213,94120,390
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9381:25,9873,571
Scotland2031:18,4391,909
Wales151:104,5614,503
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:104,18810,499

Templeman (15) may also be a first name.

Templeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local or occup. 'the temple-man,' one who lived at or had charge of a temple; v. Temple. and compare Churchman and Kirkman.

Ambrose le Templeman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Templeman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Willelmus Tempulman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1696. Married — Mark Warkman and Anne Templeman: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1780. Married — Thomas Templeman and Elizabeth Coulton: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

An official who had charge of the lands or buildings belonging to the Knights-Templars. Robert Templeman witnessed a resignation by Thomas Strachan of Glenkindy, 1406 (SCM., V, p. 254). Thomas Templeman was sergeant for the sheriffdom of Edinburgh in 1450 (ER., V, p. 396), payment was made to David Tempilman in 1503 (Lanark, p. 12), and another David Templeman, messenger within the shirefdome of Wigtoun, is mentioned in 1505 and 1517 (Milne, p. 14; RSS., I, 2924). John Tempilman had ane respet' for slaughter in 1527 (RSS., I, 3852), David Tempilman is recorded in Irvine, 1537 (Irvine, I, p. 40), and in 1565 mention is made of the heir of the late Annibill Tempilman, one of the portioners of the temple-lands of Ardersier (Cawdor, p. 267). Andrew Templeman, heir of Richard Temileman, portioner of Pitfar, 1685 (Retours, Perth, 1127).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Latin + English) = Temple (q.v.) + English man.

Ambrose le Templeman.—Hand. Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

James Templeman was a freeholder of Worksopp in 1698 (Harl.). This was a common Cambridgeshire surname in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

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

Templeman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Templeman occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Templeman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Templeman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 79,542nd most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,188,639 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Templeman reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Templeman is also the 2,900,335th most common first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,154 people, or 1 in 168,272. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent are found, Illinois, where 6 percent are found and Washington, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Templeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Templeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Templeman last name expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 130 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Templeman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Templeman surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.31% registered with the party.

The amount Templeman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.58% more than the national average, earning R 540,816 per year; in United States they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $48,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $47,115 CAD per year.

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