Templeton Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Templeton Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Templeton

The ancient history of the name Templeton was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Tempelton, Templetone, Timpilton, Templeston, Tempellton, Templetan and many others. This name is often of Scottish origin name and is of locational descent, being derived from several places called Templeton, principally that of Dundonald in Ayrshire. This name is found in many ancient records in Scotland an example of which refers to a Gilbertus de Tempilton who is recorded as being a Rector of the Church of Rothesay in the year 1295. A Jacobus de Templetone was recorded as holding lands in Ayrshire during the reign of Robert the Bruce. Names were recorded in these ancient documents to make it easier for the overlords to collect taxes and to keep records of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired lands by either force or as gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. In Ireland this name and its variants were introduced into Ulster Province by settlers who arrived from England and Scotland, especially during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.