Last Name TEMPLE

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Meaning Local: Of the temple, any sacred enclosure, from residence thereby.
From the manor of Temple, in Wellesborough, Leicestershire, which name was given by the old Earl of Leicester, one of the Knights Templars, who usually gave the name of Temple to their lands.
Origin English, Irish, Belgian, South african, Hungarian

Rank 1,507 (2000 US census) 1,465 (1990 US census)
Count 21,771 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 81.89%, or 17828 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 14%, or 3048 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.63%, or 137 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.46%, or 100 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.52%, or 331 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.49%, or 324 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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