# Temple (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/temple/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,549 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,590 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,692 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (21,771 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Temple in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Temple in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Temple

- Shirley Temple, American actress and diplomat (1928–2014)
- Juno Temple, British actress
- Garrett Temple, American basketball player (born 1986)
- William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (1881-1944)
- Lew Temple, American actor
- Matthew Temple, Australian swimmer
- Robert K. G. Temple, American writer
- Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (1821–1902)
- William Temple, American merchant and politician from Delaware (1814-1863)

## Similar surnames

Tempel, Templeton, Templin, Templeman, Temples, Templet, Tomblin, Twombly.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.