Turnbough is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Turnbough
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

The surname is the form of Turnbull. Probably local. A tradition has, however, been made to fit the It seems that king Robert Bruce, being once upon a time in Stirling park, was attacked by a ferocious bull. A brave fellow, called Ruel, came to the rescue; turned the bull; and got not only the king's thanks, but the lands of Bedrule, and a new surname. It appears certain, however, that a champion of great stature called Turnbull fought under king David Bruce, at the battle of Halidon, and was killed there. Nisbet's Heraldry. The analogous name Chacelyon is found in Essex, temp. Henry VI Knatchbull may also belong to this class.

Family name is variant of Trumbull. TurnbullA corruption of Turnbull. See - Probably local. A tradition has, however, been made to fit the It seems that king Robert Bruce, being once upon a time in Stirling park, was attacked by a ferocious bull. A brave fellow, called Ruel, came to the rescue; turned the bull; and got not only the king's thanks, but the lands of Bedrule, and a new surname. It appears certain, however, that a champion of great stature called Turnbull fought under king David Bruce, at the battle of Halidon, and was killed there. Nisbet's Heraldry. The analogous name Chacelyon is found in Essex, temp. Henry VI Knatchbull may also belong to this class.

Is the variation of Turnbull. Descendant of Trumbald meaning "strong, bold".

Lastname Turnbough is variant form of Trumbull. Descendant of Trumbald meaning "strong, bold".

Lastname is variation of the Trimble. Dweller near an aspen tree.

Turnbough is a variant of Turnbull. Turn bull. Given to one who turned a bull as the animal was attacking King Robert Bruce, from whom there is said to be a charter to "Willielmo dicto Turnbull." The name of these gay Moss-troopers, who belonged to the Middle Marches, was generally pronounced Trumbull.

How popular is Turnbough?

Turnbough is common in United States.

Turnbough is ranked 248461 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Turnboughs plummeted by 0.41 per cent to 1215 since 2000 and slipped by 1211 spots and ranked at 21495. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 79.92 79.67
Black 9.38 11.15
Hispanic or Latino 4.77 3.11
Others 3.95 4.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.48 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.49 0
Turnbough is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in United States which may be its originating country too. Around 1598 people have been found who wears Turnbough as their family name. Few people around the world have Turnbough as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Turnbough:
21,961 United States1,594

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