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Tempest (surname)
Tempest is the surname of: * Tempest family, a recusant family of northern England in the 16th and 17th centuries ** Vane-Tempest baronets, dynasty of barons in the United Kingdom ** Vane-Tempest-Stuarts, Marquess of Londonderry, Marquesses of Londonderry * Annie Tempest (born 1959), British artist and cartoonist known for the comic strip ''The Yuppies'' * Billy Tempest (1893–1945), English footballer * Dale Tempest (born 1963), English former footballer * Edmund Tempest (1894–1921), British First World War flying ace *Florence Tempest (1889 – after January 1932), American comedian and dancer * Gerard Francis Tempest (1918–2009), American painter, sculptor and architect * Greg Tempest (born 1993), English footballer * Joey Tempest (born 1963), Swedish rock musician * John Tempest (other), various British Members of Parliament * Kae Tempest (born 1985), English poet and spoken word artist * Margaret Tempest (1892–1982), English author and artist, best known for illu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
