How common is the surname Temple?

22,549 people in the United States had the surname Temple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,692 Americans. It ranked 1,590th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Temple?

Shirley Temple, American actress and diplomat (1928–2014), followed by Juno Temple.

Where is the surname Temple most common?

Wikidata records people named Temple in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

Is the surname Temple getting more or less common?

More common. 21,771 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,549 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Temple also a first name?

Yes. Temple is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Temple

A surname, carried by 22,549 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T514 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Temple is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,549 people named Temple in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,692 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,771.

#1,590

rank among US surnames

22,549

people in 2010

7.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,507)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,581	Biggs	22,641	13,637
#1,582	Yeager	22,634	13,641
#1,583	Godwin	22,628	13,644
#1,584	Sprague	22,610	13,655
#1,585	Rosen	22,596	13,664
#1,586	Quintanilla	22,581	13,673
#1,587	Otto	22,558	13,687

Who is named Temple

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Temple identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Temples

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shirley Temple
American actress and diplomat (1928–2014)
Juno Temple
British actress, born 1989
Garrett Temple
American basketball player (born 1986)
William Temple
Archbishop of Canterbury (1881-1944)
Lew Temple
American actor, born 1967
Matthew Temple
Australian swimmer, born 1999
Robert K. G. Temple
American writer, born 1945
Frederick Temple
Archbishop of Canterbury (1821–1902)
William Temple
American merchant and politician from Delaware (1814-1863)

Notable Temples come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Temple

Temple has the Soundex code T514, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T514.

Questions

How common is the surname Temple?: 22,549 people in the United States had the surname Temple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,692 Americans. It ranked 1,590th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Temple?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Temple identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Temple?: Shirley Temple, American actress and diplomat (1928–2014), followed by Juno Temple.
Where is the surname Temple most common?: Wikidata records people named Temple in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
Is the surname Temple getting more or less common?: More common. 21,771 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,549 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Temple also a first name?: Yes. Temple is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.