# Templeton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/templeton/  
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) | 13,396 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,687 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,048 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (13,299 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Templeton 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

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

## People named Templeton

- John Templeton, American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist
- Evie Templeton, British actress (born 2008)
- Dink Templeton, American athlete, rugby union player and coach (1897-1962)
- Ed Templeton, American skateboarder and artist (born 1972)
- Garry Templeton, American baseball player

## Similar surnames

Temple, Templin, Templeman, Temples, Templet, Tempel, 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.