Tempest

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Tempest (surname)

Etymology[edit]

From tempest, a nickname for someone with a blustery temperament.

Proper noun[edit]

Tempest (plural Tempests)

A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics[edit]

According to the 2010 United States Census, Tempest is the 37229^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Tempest is most common among White (94.66%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tempest”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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