How common is the surname Templeton?

13,396 people in the United States had the surname Templeton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,048 Americans. It ranked 2,687th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Templeton?

John Templeton, American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist, followed by Evie Templeton.

Where is the surname Templeton most common?

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

Is the surname Templeton getting more or less common?

More common. 13,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,396 in 2010, up 0.7%.

Is Templeton also a first name?

Yes. Templeton 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 Templeton

A surname, carried by 13,396 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T514

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Templeton is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,396 people named Templeton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,048 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,299.

#2,687

rank among US surnames

13,396

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,483)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,678	Dowdy	13,468	22,924
#2,679	Guajardo	13,438	22,976
#2,680	Hook	13,437	22,977
#2,682	Scherer	13,421	23,005
#2,683	Darden	13,414	23,017
#2,684	Joy	13,413	23,018
#2,685	Tirado	13,410	23,024

Who is named Templeton

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

90% of people named Templeton identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Templetons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Templeton
American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist, 1912–2008
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, born 1956

Notable Templetons come mostly from the United States (3), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Templeton

Templeton 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 Templeton?: 13,396 people in the United States had the surname Templeton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,048 Americans. It ranked 2,687th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Templeton?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Templeton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Templeton?: John Templeton, American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist, followed by Evie Templeton.
Where is the surname Templeton most common?: Wikidata records people named Templeton in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Templeton getting more or less common?: More common. 13,299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,396 in 2010, up 0.7%.
Is Templeton also a first name?: Yes. Templeton 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.