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UK surname

Temperley

In the 1881 census there were 268 people recorded with the Temperley surname, ranking it #10,542 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 504, ranked #9,938, up from #10,542 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Rochdale and Gateshead. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include County Durham, Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke and Cheshire West and Chester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Temperley is 552 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 88.1%.

1881 census count

268

Ranked #10,542

Modern count

504

2016, ranked #9,938

Peak year

1911

552 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Temperley had 268 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,542 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 504 in 2016, ranked #9,938.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 552 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Temperley surname distribution map

The map shows where the Temperley surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Temperley surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Temperley over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 155 #12,604
1861 historical 220 #11,076
1881 historical 268 #10,542
1891 historical 415 #8,610
1901 historical 504 #8,006
1911 historical 552 #7,264
1997 modern 523 #9,003
1998 modern 536 #9,099
1999 modern 545 #9,044
2000 modern 535 #9,144
2001 modern 513 #9,280
2002 modern 521 #9,363
2003 modern 521 #9,217
2004 modern 521 #9,235
2005 modern 510 #9,317
2006 modern 507 #9,386
2007 modern 500 #9,562
2008 modern 495 #9,720
2009 modern 504 #9,788
2010 modern 510 #9,899
2011 modern 501 #9,938
2012 modern 505 #9,787
2013 modern 514 #9,824
2014 modern 522 #9,778
2015 modern 511 #9,864
2016 modern 504 #9,938

Geography

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Where Temperleys are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside, Rochdale, Gateshead, Runcorn and Bishop Wearmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to County Durham, Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke, Cheshire West and Chester and Braintree. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Lanchester (Collierley, Kyo, Billingside, Medomsley, Ebchchester, Benfieldside, Heelyfield, Conside Durham
2 Rochdale Lancashire
3 Gateshead Durham
4 Runcorn Cheshire
5 Bishop Wearmouth Durham

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 County Durham 006 County Durham
2 County Durham 008 County Durham
3 Blackness, Bo'ness - Carriden and Grahamsdyke Falkirk
4 Cheshire West and Chester 003 Cheshire West and Chester
5 Braintree 005 Braintree

Forenames

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First names often paired with Temperley

These lists show first names that appear often with the Temperley surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Temperley

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Temperley, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Temperley surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Temperley household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Temperley is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Temperley is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Temperley falls in decile 2 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

2
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Temperley is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Temperley, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Temperley families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Temperley surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Durham leads with 122 Temperleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 15.75x.

County Total Index
Durham 122 15.75x
Northumberland 62 16.00x
Lancashire 31 1.00x
Cheshire 10 1.74x
Yorkshire 10 0.39x
Cambridgeshire 7 4.24x
Monmouthshire 7 3.72x
Middlesex 5 0.19x
Staffordshire 4 0.46x
Surrey 4 0.32x
Lanarkshire 2 0.24x
Lincolnshire 2 0.48x
Cumberland 1 0.45x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Gateshead in Durham leads with 24 Temperleys recorded in 1881 and an index of 41.37x.

Place Total Index
Gateshead 24 41.37x
Conside Knitsley 19 315.61x
Newchurch 13 51.42x
Brandon Byshottles 12 123.58x
Wolsingham 12 169.97x
Shotley High Quarter 11 4230.77x
Little Bolton 9 22.65x
Satley 9 2045.45x
Byker 8 41.75x
Newcastle On Tyne St 8 39.82x
Chester Le Street 7 117.65x
Halton 7 546.88x
Hexham 7 116.67x
Kyo 7 191.78x
St Woollos 7 33.32x
Allendale 6 167.13x
Elswick 6 19.40x
Manchester 6 4.32x
Stanhope 6 75.00x
Winlaton 6 80.75x
Callaly Yetlington 5 2272.73x
Monkwearmouth Shore 5 33.07x
St Botolph Cambridge 5 1190.48x
Camberwell 4 2.40x
Ecclesfield 4 21.14x
Mayfield 4 363.64x
Ponteland 4 1000.00x
Over Whitley 3 1111.11x
Pannal 3 120.97x
Southwick 3 40.87x
Barony 2 0.94x
Benfieldside 2 39.22x
Great Harwood 2 35.78x
Greencroft 2 140.85x
Hexham West Quarter 2 1000.00x
Jesmond 2 36.70x
Market Rasen 2 85.84x
St Marylebone London 2 1.44x
Acton 1 6.55x
Alston 1 24.21x
Ashton Under Lyne 1 1.48x
Bedlington 1 7.73x
Bishopwearmouth 1 1.50x
Collierley 1 28.99x
Elvet 1 17.89x
Heaton 1 77.52x
Hendon 1 10.67x
Heworth 1 6.55x
Lanchester 1 70.42x
Liverton 1 166.67x
Mile End Old Town 1 2.43x
St Andrewthe Great 1 46.95x
Stanley Cum Wrenthorpe 1 8.34x
Stockton On Tees 1 2.68x
Tanfield 1 10.86x
The Holy Sepulchre 1 250.00x
Thurlstone 1 39.22x
Tudhoe 1 14.75x
Tynemouth 1 4.82x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Temperley surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Temperley surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 17
John 16
George 11
Joseph 11
Thomas 11
Nicholas 6
Arthur 5
Geo. 5
Robert 4
Edward 3
Robson 3
Samuel 3
Ernest 2
James 2
Jno. 2
Jos. 2
Josh. 2
Matthew 2
Thos. 2
Walter 2
Wm. 2
Alan 1
Albert 1
Ann 1
Augustus 1
Charles 1
Christiain 1
Edgar 1
Fred 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Herbert 1
Hugh 1
Isaac 1
Jonathan 1
Norman 1
Reginald 1
Robt. 1
Saml. 1
Seelim 1
Tom 1

FAQ

Temperley surname: questions and answers

How common was the Temperley surname in 1881?

In 1881, 268 people were recorded with the Temperley surname. That placed it at #10,542 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Temperley surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 504 in 2016. That gives Temperley a modern rank of #9,938.

What does the Temperley map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Temperley bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.