Turberville is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 11 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Turberville
No. of characters: 11
Origin: England
Meaning:

A form of the Troublefield. A corruption of Turberville - This ancient Norman surname was latinized De Turbida Villa, and oddly enough anglicized Troublefield neither the one nor the other very complimentary to the bearers of it. The treason of Sir Thomas Turberville in attempting to betray king Edward I into the hands of the French monarch (for which he was hanged in London) brought upon him certain condemnatory verses from a contemporary poet:
"Turbat tranquilla clam, Thomas Turbida villa, etc.
Our things now in tranquillitie
Thom. Turbvill troubleth privilie."

The family were eminent in Brecknockshire from the time of William Rufus. No locality in Normandy, at present, bears a name resembling Turberville.

This ancient Norman surname was latinized De Turbida Villa, and oddly enough anglicized Troublefield neither the one nor the other very complimentary to the bearers of it. The treason of Sir Thomas Turberville in attempting to betray king Edward I into the hands of the French monarch (for which he was hanged in London) brought upon him certain condemnatory verses from a contemporary poet:
"Turbat tranquilla clam, Thomas Turbida villa, etc.
Our things now in tranquillitie
Thom. Turbvill troubleth privilie."

The family were eminent in Brecknockshire from the time of William Rufus. No locality in Normandy, at present, bears a name resembling Turberville.

How popular is Turberville?

Turberville is common in United States, England.

Turberville is ranked 303433 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Turbervilles plummeted by 1.59 per cent to 869 since 2000 and slipped by 1600 spots and ranked at 27678. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.05 94.68
Others 1.96 0
Hispanic or Latino 1.38 0.57
Black 0.92 3.06
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.69 1.02
Turberville is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Monaco have the last name. Around 1249 people have been found who wears Turberville as their family name. Turberville have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Turberville:
31,906 United States1,014
Countries with hundreds of Turberville:
27,632 England139
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,557 Wales40
81,699 Australia16
17,291 Scotland13
137,638 South Africa12

Turberville Namesakes

  • George Turberville, English poet

Turberville Namesakes

  • George Turberville, English poet

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