as a Last Name
- 20,686
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Temple
Meaning & Origins
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.
| 1,496th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 20,686
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Temple per capita
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
Top Twitterers with this name
Claim your spot as the most influential Temple!
Tweet #wpnames to get on this list.
