Semple Family History
Semple Name Meaning
Scottish (Glasgow): nickname from Middle English Older Scots and Old French simple ‘simple straightforward humble’ (from Latin simplus). The Scottish name was taken to Ulster in the 17th century and a Scottish family of this name held the hereditary post of Sheriff of Renfrewshire from the 13th century. English: variant of Sample .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022