Tempton Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Tempton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tempton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Tempton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tempton is most common in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tempton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Tempton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Tempton live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Tempton is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States Tempton is most frequent in: Texas, where 33 percent are found, Tennessee, where 24 percent are found and Missouri, where 21 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 3 percent are found and Italy, where 3 percent are found.

Tempton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tempton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tempton surname rose 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tempton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tempton last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Tempton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.72% less than the national average, earning $37,660 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tempton
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