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UK surname

Temperton

In the 1881 census there were 275 people recorded with the Temperton surname, ranking it #10,330 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 393, ranked #12,032, down from #10,330 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Hatfield, Fishlake, Thorne, Crowle (Eastoft), Drypool and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Temperton is 413 in 1997. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 42.9%.

1881 census count

275

Ranked #10,330

Modern count

393

2016, ranked #12,032

Peak year

1997

413 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Temperton had 275 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #10,330 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 393 in 2016, ranked #12,032.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 402 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Temperton surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Temperton surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Temperton 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 195 #10,620
1861 historical 223 #10,942
1881 historical 275 #10,330
1891 historical 338 #10,113
1901 historical 373 #9,948
1911 historical 402 #9,249
1997 modern 413 #10,743
1998 modern 412 #11,108
1999 modern 409 #11,264
2000 modern 390 #11,623
2001 modern 387 #11,484
2002 modern 389 #11,667
2003 modern 385 #11,570
2004 modern 380 #11,717
2005 modern 373 #11,794
2006 modern 373 #11,854
2007 modern 383 #11,751
2008 modern 401 #11,441
2009 modern 410 #11,503
2010 modern 410 #11,754
2011 modern 408 #11,681
2012 modern 380 #12,177
2013 modern 400 #11,915
2014 modern 393 #12,168
2015 modern 389 #12,165
2016 modern 393 #12,032

Geography

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Where Tempertons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Hatfield, Fishlake, Thorne, Crowle (Eastoft), Drypool, Manchester, Crowle and Epworth, Belton, Haxey (Owston, Lincolnshire), Owston (West Butterwick and Kelfield; Owston, Lincol. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Doncaster and North Lincolnshire. 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 Hatfield, Fishlake, Thorne, Crowle (Eastoft) Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Drypool Yorkshire, East Riding
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Crowle Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Epworth, Belton, Haxey (Owston, Lincolnshire), Owston (West Butterwick and Kelfield; Owston, Lincol Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Doncaster 004 Doncaster
2 North Lincolnshire 023 North Lincolnshire
3 Doncaster 003 Doncaster
4 North Lincolnshire 020 North Lincolnshire
5 Doncaster 001 Doncaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Temperton

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Temperton

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Temperton, 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

Young Families in Industrial Towns

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

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

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

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Temperton is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. 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

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Temperton is most concentrated in decile 7 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

Temperton falls in decile 1 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.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Temperton 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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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

1881 census detail

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Temperton families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Temperton 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. Yorkshire leads with 138 Tempertons recorded in 1881 and an index of 5.17x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 138 5.17x
Lincolnshire 78 18.12x
Middlesex 17 0.63x
Lancashire 14 0.44x
Nottinghamshire 10 2.76x
Derbyshire 6 1.42x
Northumberland 4 1.00x
Dorset 3 1.70x
Staffordshire 3 0.33x
Norfolk 2 0.48x
Surrey 1 0.08x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. West Butterwick With in Lincolnshire leads with 31 Tempertons recorded in 1881 and an index of 4696.97x.

Place Total Index
West Butterwick With 31 4696.97x
Crowle 23 877.86x
Belton 15 857.14x
Owston 13 1065.57x
Rotherham 13 86.44x
Southcoates 12 81.03x
Thorne 9 271.90x
Reedness 8 1739.13x
Poplar London 7 13.78x
Bromley London 6 10.13x
Didsbury 6 141.51x
Dronfield 6 111.11x
Gainsborough 6 59.11x
Hook 6 102.21x
Nether Hallam 6 16.62x
Clifton In York 5 89.61x
Doncaster 5 25.65x
Gringley On Hill 5 649.35x
Hatfield In Thorne 5 301.20x
Huddersfield 5 12.86x
Nottingham St Mary 5 5.33x
York St Maurice 5 99.60x
Byker 4 20.20x
Clee With Weelsby 4 42.46x
Hunslet 4 9.62x
Misson 4 634.92x
Rawmarsh 4 42.42x
Brightside Bierlow 3 5.73x
Cheetham 3 12.59x
Chorlton On Medlock 3 5.91x
Crosby 3 30000.00x
Kensington London 3 2.00x
Sculcoates 3 7.09x
St Peterat Arches 3 612.24x
Stainforth In Thorne 3 441.18x
Wareham St Martin 3 447.76x
Wednesbury 3 13.21x
Acomb 2 143.88x
Bradfield 2 19.44x
Ecclesall Bierlow 2 3.69x
Haxey 2 109.29x
Laxton 2 909.09x
Norwich St Peter 2 73.53x
Salford 2 2.13x
Drypool 1 24.51x
Ecclesfield 1 5.11x
Heckmondwike 1 11.66x
Hoyland Nether 1 15.29x
Lambeth 1 0.43x
Limehouse London 1 3.38x
Wainfleet St Mary 1 153.85x
Wakefield 1 4.88x
West Halton 1 769.23x
York St Lawrence 1 35.97x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 18
Sarah 17
Elizabeth 9
Ann 8
Annie 7
Charlotte 5
Jane 5
Hannah 4
Lucy 4
Martha 4
Alice 3
Edith 3
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Emma 3
Florence 3
Harriet 3
Kate 3
Anne 2
Bertha 2
Maria 2
Mercy 2
Susannah 2
Ada 1
Agnes 1
Beatrice 1
Betsy 1
Blanche 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Evangline 1
Evelina 1
Grace 1
Hariett 1
Jesse 1
Letitia 1
Lilly 1
Lucilla 1
M.A. 1
Rebecca 1
S.A. 1
Sophia 1
Susan 1
Susanna 1
T.E. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 24
John 16
George 14
Joseph 11
Thomas 10
Charles 5
Henry 5
James 5
Robert 5
Samuel 5
Fred 4
Frederick 4
Reuben 3
Walter 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Arthur 2
Edmund 2
Edward 2
Stephen 2
Tom 2
Charley 1
Christopher 1
Geo. 1
Harold 1
Herburt 1
Mark 1
Thos. 1
Tom. 1
Wilson 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Temperton surname: questions and answers

How common was the Temperton surname in 1881?

In 1881, 275 people were recorded with the Temperton surname. That placed it at #10,330 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Temperton surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 393 in 2016. That gives Temperton a modern rank of #12,032.

What does the Temperton map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Temperton 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.