The templeton Surname
templeton Name Meaning and History
Scottish: habitational name from a place near Dundonald in
Ayrshire, so called from Middle English temple ‘house of the
Knights Templar’ + toun ‘settlement’. There are also places
called Templeton in Wales, Berkshire and Devon, but these do not seem
to have contributed to the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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