Templer Surname

198,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Templer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. (1) One of the great religious body vowed to protect the Temple and Holy Sepulchre, a Crusader; (a) the custodian of a temple or church in England; compare Churcher, and v. Temple.

William le Templyr et Alicia uxor: Close Rolls 43 Henry III.

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Templer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8191:442,56338,021
Germany3971:202,78523,220
New Zealand1871:24,2164,232
England1861:299,55922,824
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Poland1231:309,01436,525
France481:1,383,807136,859
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Wales101:309,45316,869
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jamaica61:478,32410,136
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

Templer (32) may also be a first name.

Templer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. (1) One of the great religious body vowed to protect the Temple and Holy Sepulchre, a Crusader; (a) the custodian of a temple or church in England; compare Churcher, and v. Temple.

William le Templyr et Alicia uxor: Close Rolls 43 Henry III.

William Templer, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes le Templer, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Adam le Templer, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

John Templer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William le Templer. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

1641. Thomas Hutchinson and Lettice Templar: Marriage Lic. (London).

1766. Married — William Templer and Elizabeth Dunn: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-Latin) Templar [Middle English templer, Low Latin templarius: v. under Temple] William Templer.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Another form of Templeman, or At Temple.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Templer Last Name Facts

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

Templer (Russian: Темплер) is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Templer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 198,310th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,455,451 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Templer live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 819 people, or 1 in 442,563. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and New Zealand, where 9 percent live.

Templer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Templer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Templer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Templer surname are 1.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Templer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning R 222,012 per year; in United States they earn 11.58% more than the national average, earning $48,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $55,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Templier932,285/
Templeur9325/
Thempler934/
Temple9249,385/
Tempeller880/
Templet862,618/
Temples861,780/
Templie8681/
Templey8653/
Tempple868/
Tampler865/
Timpler863/
Templee863/
Ttemple863/
Dtemple862/
Temmple860/
Tmple833/
Templett8024/
Tamplier8010/
Tempelle805/
Tempflei801/
Tempples800/
Templa772,684/
Timple77549/
Templé7710/
Templi7710/
Temply778/
Tenple774/
Tebler773/
Templeová751/
Tempfli71660/
Teubler71333/
Teibler7177/
Tiebler7158/
Templis7133/
Timplea714/
Timplie711/
Timpley711/
Templét711/
Templay711/
Tîmplea711/
Thempla711/
Tenplet711/
Temphly710/
Templia710/
Teblier710/
Templehess710/
Tenples710/
Tempella6797/
Tempelli676/
Tbler671/

Templer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Templer in the Russian language
Темплерtempler-

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