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Temple

in Massachusetts

There are 373 people with the last name "Temple" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

NameRank
Temple 2,038
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  1. is 2,034th most common Brothers
  2. is 2,035th most common Graziano
  3. is 2,036th most common Hu
  4. is 2,037th most common Prendergast
  5. is 2,038th most common Temple
  6. is 2,039th most common Allan
  7. is 2,040th most common Cardillo
  8. is 2,041st most common Lind
  9. is 2,042nd most common Reagan

Most Common First Names for Temple

Beth, George, John, James, Nancy, David, Israel, Robert, Donald, Dorothy

Meaning & History

English and French: occupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses (‘temples’) maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum). The order was founded in 1118 and flourished for 200 years, but was suppressed as heretical in 1312.

English: name given to foundlings baptized at the Temple Church, London, so called because it was originally built on land belonging to the Templars.

Scottish: habitational name from the parish of Temple in Edinburgh, likewise named because it was the site of the local headquarters of the Knights Templar.

Recent Searches for "Temple" in Massachusetts

Since June 2009
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Beth Temple, MA (8 searches)
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