surname Tempel
could anyone tell me the origin of this surname?
It is spread in USA.
Thank you.
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It's a German surname. Rare. Rank in the U.S.; 25045 :)
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1. North German: topographic name from Westphalian tempel ‘knoll’, ‘round hill’ or a habitational name from any of fifteen places so named. 2. Dutch (van den Tempel, van der Tempel): habitational name from any of various places named De Tempel.
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