Turgeon is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Turgeon
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Quite rare and worn in Eure, the name is more common in the forms Leturgeon, Turgeon, Lesturgeon (encountered especially in the Côtes d'Armor). It is a nickname related to sturgeon (probably given to a fisherman).

How popular is Turgeon?

Turgeon is common in Canada.

Turgeon is ranked 33460 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Turgeon bearers increased by 3.03288 per cent in 2010 US census to 3635 since 2000, the surname slipped by 413 spots and ranked at 8999. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.76 95.1
Hispanic or Latino 3.16 2.07
Black 1.57 0.31
Others 1.43 1.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.54
Turgeon is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 14889 people have been found who wears Turgeon as their family name. Turgeon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,899 Ivory Coast3
9,185 Hong Kong2
50,640 Switzerland2
18,625 Japan2
15,162 Costa Rica1
810,193 Indonesia1
50,549 Georgia1
151,601 Spain1
24,460 Armenia1
2,613 The Bahamas1
31,584 Peru1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
91,024 Belgium1
169,904 Brazil1
289,511 England1
2,232 French Polynesia1
172,258 Germany1
3,071 Jersey1
56,169 Mexico1
47,891 Norway1
66,560 Philippines1
37,493 Austria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
45,070 Australia45
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
Countries with thousands of Turgeon:
8,000 United States4,685
Countries with ten thousands of Turgeon:
420 Canada10,021
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Comments

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Charise Cumbo
turgeon the Breton is a family name that designates sturgeon fish with french term borrowed from the initial apheresis.

Turgeon Namesakes

  • Adélard Turgeon, Lawyer
  • Pierre Turgeon, Ice hockey player
  • Mark Turgeon, Basketball Coach
  • Marthe Turgeon, Actress
  • Mathieu Turgeon, Olympian
  • Adélard Turgeon, Lawyer
  • Serge Turgeon, TV actor
  • Sylvain Turgeon, Pierre Turgeon's brother
  • Onésiphore Turgeon, Canadian member of Parliament

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