Temkin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Jewish metronymic surname, from a hypocoristic form of the Yiddish personal name תָּמָר (Tomer) (see Tomer) + the Proto-Slavic possessive suffix *-inъ.
Proper noun[edit]
Temkin (plural Temkins)
- A surname from Yiddish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Temkin is the 36900th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Temkin is most common among White (93.72%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Temkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.