Templemen Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Templemen 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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Templemen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Templemen 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)

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

Templemen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Templemen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Templemen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Templemen is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Templemen occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Templemen are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Templemen is primarily found in: Texas, where 50 percent live, Maryland, where 17 percent live and Michigan, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States Templemen occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Templemen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Templemen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Templemen Last Name Statistics demography

Templemen earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53.79% less than the national average, earning $19,938 USD per year.

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