Tempest is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tempest
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Tempest

How popular is Tempest?

Tempest is common in England.

Tempest is ranked 103638 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Tempest bearers increased by 4.72028 per cent in 2010 US census to 599 since 2000, the surname slipped by 422 spots and ranked at 37229. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.66 96.5
Hispanic or Latino 1.84 1.75
Others 1.67 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.83 0
Tempest is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 4010 people have been found who wears Tempest as their family name. Tempest is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
14,054 China3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
21,529 Singapore2
54,135 Philippines2
9,185 Hong Kong2
65,594 Belgium2
26,532 Chile2
219,873 France2
2,190 Barbados1
37,493 Austria1
120,357 Argentina1
28,746 Algeria1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
30,360 Thailand1
1,704,541 India1
40,340 Malaysia1
8,181 Botswana1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
47,891 Norway1
17,768 Pakistan1
2,078 Lesotho1
56,169 Mexico1
29,046 Japan1
77,122 Sweden1
53,505 Turkey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
36,547 Switzerland27
81,586 Spain17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,180 Scotland85
9,157 New Zealand76
104,075 Brazil64
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Tempest:
33,645 United States862
16,034 South Africa384
10,015 Australia279
28,123 Canada121
Countries with thousands of Tempest:
3,855 England1,957
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old workman Edward Tempest who was residing in England migrated to USA on March 1, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. Joseph Tempest, aged 70, Elizabeth Tempest, aged 67, Farmer Nemrock Tempest, are others that migrated to US.

Tempest Namesakes

    Kate Tempest, English poet, musical artist, novelist and playwright. In 2013, she won the Ted Hughes Award for her work Brand New Ancients
  • Kate Tempest, Poet
  • Kate Tempest, Poet
  • Joey Tempest, Vocalist
  • Biagio Tempesta, Politician
  • K. Tempest Bradford, Author
  • Kate Tempest, Poet
  • Dale Tempest, Soccer player
  • Marie Tempest, Singer
  • Marie Tempest, Singer
  • Eugenia Tempesta, Actor

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