Temples Surname

227,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname

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

Temples Surname User-submission:

1. A metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at or lived near a temple, particularly the headquarters of the Knights Templar. 2. It could be a locational name for someone who lived in a place named Temple, such as the parish of Temple in Edinburgh.

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Temples Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7631:205,59220,173
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:113,36011,239

Temples (10) may also be a first name.

Temples Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

1. A metonymic occupational name for someone who worked at or lived near a temple, particularly the headquarters of the Knights Templar. 2. It could be a locational name for someone who lived in a place named Temple, such as the parish of Temple in Edinburgh. 3. it was also given to foundlings who were baptized at Temple Church in London, so called because it was built on land belonging to the Knights Templar.

- ethantownsend

Temples Last Name Facts

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

Temples is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Temples? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 227,813th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,094,127 people. The surname Temples occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Temples live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Temples is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,763 people, or 1 in 205,592. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 26 percent are found, South Carolina, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Temples Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Temples has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Temples last name rose 398 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Temples Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Temples surname are 32.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.11% being registered with the political party.

Temples earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $39,414 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tempples930/
Temple9249,385/
Templs924/
Templet862,618/
Templer862,109/
Tempels86840/
Templie8681/
Templey8653/
Templis8633/
Tempple868/
Templee863/
Ttemple863/
Dtemple862/
Tamples862/
Temmple860/
Tenples860/
Tomples860/
Tmple833/
Templehess820/
Templett8024/
Tempelle805/
Thempler804/
Tempflei801/
Templa772,684/
Timple77549/
Templé7710/
Templi7710/
Temply778/
Tenple774/
Tebles771/
Templeová751/
Tempeller750/
Tempfli71660/
Teblets7136/
Teebles7110/
Tomplis715/
Timplea714/
Timpler713/
Tîmplea711/
Teevles711/
Tenplet711/
Templay711/
Templét711/
Timpley711/
Timplie711/
Thempla711/
Temphly710/
Templia710/
Tebelles67103/
Tempella6797/
Tempelli676/
Tebletse675/
Teblesse671/

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