Turner is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England, Austria. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Turner
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England, Austria
Meaning:

The occupation. One of the most common of surnames- "out of all proportion," scholar Ferguson alleges, "to the number of persons engaged in the trade" of the lathe. "We find it in fact," he continues, as a name before the Conquest—a grant to the monastery of Croyland, in 1051, being signed, among others, by a Turnerus Capellanus. The Icelandic has turnera, turnamentum agere; turnari, a tilter-which may probably show the origin of the name. As, however, the Turner in question was a bishop's chaplain, his "tilting" must have been only theological. But the name may probably have been baptismal, and perhaps of Norman introduction." Le Turnur, Le Turner forms are found in Hundred Rolls.

One who fashioned objects on a lathe.

Lastname is the variation of Turnor. A ‘genteel' modification of Turner, and of recent date.

How popular is Turner?

Turner is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Scotland, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica, Ireland, France, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Austria, Israel, Nigeria, Bahamas, Hungary, Argentina, Netherlands, Panama, India, Samoa, Sweden, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Switzerland, Chile, Czechia, Jersey, Fiji, Zimbabwe, Slovenia, Portugal, Belgium, Bahrain, Malta, Vanuatu, Isle of Man, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Russia, Slovakia, Antigua and Barbuda, Denmark.

Turner is ranked 784 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Turner bearers increased by 3.86 per cent in 2010 US census to 348627 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5 spots and ranked at 54. The last name was found in around 1 per thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.25 66.67
Black 30.13 29.31
Others 2.38 1.72
Hispanic or Latino 2.23 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0.33
Turner is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however England lie ahead in terms of density. Around 675562 people have been found who wears Turner as their family name. Turner is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Turner:
48 United States430,854
25 England127,933
Countries with ten thousands of Turner:
37 Australia45,848
111 Canada26,409
Countries with thousands of Turner:
1,124 South Africa6,077
141 Scotland5,791
28 New Zealand5,764
47 Wales5,109
159 Jamaica3,343
505 Ireland1,716
6,903 France1,265
318 Northern Ireland1,240
7,102 Thailand1,221
8,761 Germany1,176
Countries with hundreds of Turner:
5,622 Saudi Arabia795
5,394 Spain791
2,111 Austria593
2,417 Israel531
20,281 Nigeria463
198 Bahamas387
2,936 Hungary371
10,974 Argentina330
9,079 Netherlands319
1,016 Panama315
90,807 India252
243 Samoa243
3,404 Sweden229
9,527 Mexico224
34,574 Brazil220
5,612 Ecuador205
1,009 Trinidad and Tobago204
5,772 Switzerland201
3,436 Chile198
9,222 Czechia193
31 Jersey191
899 Fiji189
11,985 Zimbabwe188
3,179 Slovenia187
3,162 Portugal179
11,060 Belgium166
1,494 Bahrain162
209 Malta162
485 Vanuatu157
58 Isle of Man155
69,745 Philippines150
3,346 Dominican Republic146
77,587 Russia143
7,218 Slovakia137
145 Antigua and Barbuda117
5,275 Denmark110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
22,820 Japan98
17,651 Malaysia90
1,029 Luxembourg85
9,023 Norway81
813 Belize78
23,795 Greece77
65,259 Italy72
1,096 China70
172 Guernsey66
360 Guam58
6,407 Liberia58
353 United States Virgin Islands53
13,910 Croatia52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,117 Honduras50
12,955 United Arab Emirates50
2,132 Cyprus47
194 Cayman Islands43
5,976 Mauritius43
11,429 Iraq42
151 Gibraltar41
2,972 Hong Kong40
273 Bermuda39
17,459 Peru39
2,609 Guyana36
697 Barbados35
33,450 Pakistan34
209,071 Indonesia32
34,943 Papua New Guinea32
14,967 Kuwait29
11,103 Afghanistan25
406 Sierra Leone25
17,203 Venezuela25
18,579 Finland24
10,794 Estonia23
32,108 Benin22
15,343 Botswana22
178 Turks and Caicos Islands21
96,203 Poland20
27,807 Zambia20
537 South Korea19
13,778 Colombia18
3,086 French Polynesia18
13,856 Singapore17
2,445 Vietnam17
19,508 Serbia15
56,781 Belarus14
14,385 Georgia12
75,349 Kazakhstan12
227,943 Ukraine12
122,870 Turkey11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,599 Iceland10
93,934 Uganda10
1,511 Aruba9
48,153 Egypt9
54,497 Morocco9
30,726 Qatar9
8,246 Tunisia9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
15,333 Ghana8
616 Saint Kitts and Nevis8
24,019 Malawi7
123 Montserrat7
8,069 Cambodia6
125 Falkland Islands6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
12,102 Sri Lanka6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 28 years old immigrant John Turner who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 12, 1846 by Ottowa put out from Liverpool. Jane Turner (20), 18 years old Nancy Turner, William Turner (66) Workman, Patrick Turner (21) Workman, William Turner, aged 18, Catherine Turner (16), 28 years old John Turner, Harry Turner (26) Farmer, and 357 other Turner around 42.5% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and tailoress, servant, painter, spinster, mason, mechanic, servant, shoemaker, spinner, smith migrated to US.

From Germany

Catherine Turner hailed from Germany. 8 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Ammerland and arrived on November 9, 1850. 26 years old Catherine Turner, Sophie Turner (14) Smith, Urs Turner (16), 26 years old Heinrich Turner, A. Turner, aged 33, Anna Turner (5), 7 years old Emil Turner, Eugene Turner (3), F. Turner (1), and 60 other Turner majority of whom were farmer and others worked as tailor and laborer, carpenter, joiner migrated to US.

Turner Namesakes

  • John Turner, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Walter J. Turner, Australian-born
  • Clorinda Matto de Turner, Peruvian writer
  • Tyrin Turner, American actor from South Central Los Angeles
  • Jonathan Baldwin Turner, classical scholar, botanist, dedicated Christian
  • Victor Turner, British cultural anthropologist best
  • Martyn Turner, English political cartoonist
  • Henry Ashby Turner, Henry Ashby Turner, Jr
  • Ronald Turner, (August 19, 1915
  • Hayden Turner, television and cable TV presenter
  • Charles Tennyson Turner, English poet
  • Othar Turner, was one of the last well-known fife players
  • William J. G. Turner, worked extensively as a composer, director
  • D. M. Turner, author
  • Bootstrap Bill Turner, William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner Sr
  • Randy Turner, American punk singer and artist
  • Robert Chapman Turner, American potter known for his functional pottery
  • Denys Turner, British academic
  • C.A.P. Turner, American structural engineer
  • Dawson Turner, English banker, botanist and antiquary
  • Stephanie Turner, actress
  • Felton Turner, African-American whose survival
  • John Frayn Turner, British author specializing in military history
  • Henry Gyles Turner, notable Australian banker and historian
  • John Mosely Turner,
  • Christopher J. Turner, British diplomat
  • Lloyd Turner, Canadian sports promoter
  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, African-American academic and linguist
  • Michelle Turner,
  • Colin Turner, British businessman and Conservative Party politician
  • David W. Turner, physical chemist
  • George Grey Turner, English surgeon
  • Eric Gardner Turner, English papyrologist and classicist
  • Ralph Lilley Turner, English Indian languages philologist and university administrator
  • Zara Turner, Northern Irish actress
  • Llewellyn Turner, Welsh politician and Deputy Constable of Caernarfon Castle
  • Julian Turner, British poet and mental health worker
  • Graeme Turner, Australian professor of cultural studies and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland
  • Theodora Turner, British nurse and hospital matron
  • Alban Turner, English first-class cricketer
  • Cyril Turner, English first-class cricketer,
  • R. Jay Turner, widely cited academic sociologist
  • Andre Turner, American former professional basketball player
  • Timothy Turner, English judge
  • Erastus J. Turner, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian
  • Herbert Hall Turner, British astronomer and seismologist
  • Grenville Turner, research professor at the University of Manchester
  • Ruth Turner, pioneering U.S. marine biologist and malacologist
  • Abby Howe Turner, noted professor of Physiology and Zoology
  • Ted Turner, American media mogul and philanthropist
  • Ike Turner, Turner, Jr
  • Nat Turner, African-American slave
  • J. M. W. Turner, English Romantic painter
  • Tina Turner, American-born Swiss singer-songwriter

Turner Namesakes

  • John Turner, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Walter J. Turner, Australian-born
  • Clorinda Matto de Turner, Peruvian writer
  • Tyrin Turner, American actor from South Central Los Angeles
  • Jonathan Baldwin Turner, classical scholar, botanist, dedicated Christian
  • Victor Turner, British cultural anthropologist best
  • Martyn Turner, English political cartoonist
  • Henry Ashby Turner, Henry Ashby Turner, Jr
  • Ronald Turner, (August 19, 1915
  • Hayden Turner, television and cable TV presenter
  • Charles Tennyson Turner, English poet
  • Othar Turner, was one of the last well-known fife players
  • William J. G. Turner, worked extensively as a composer, director
  • D. M. Turner, author
  • Bootstrap Bill Turner, William "Bootstrap Bill" Turner Sr
  • Randy Turner, American punk singer and artist
  • Robert Chapman Turner, American potter known for his functional pottery
  • Denys Turner, British academic
  • C.A.P. Turner, American structural engineer
  • Dawson Turner, English banker, botanist and antiquary
  • Stephanie Turner, actress
  • Felton Turner, African-American whose survival
  • John Frayn Turner, British author specializing in military history
  • Henry Gyles Turner, notable Australian banker and historian
  • John Mosely Turner,
  • Christopher J. Turner, British diplomat
  • Lloyd Turner, Canadian sports promoter
  • Lorenzo Dow Turner, African-American academic and linguist
  • Michelle Turner,
  • Colin Turner, British businessman and Conservative Party politician
  • David W. Turner, physical chemist
  • George Grey Turner, English surgeon
  • Eric Gardner Turner, English papyrologist and classicist
  • Ralph Lilley Turner, English Indian languages philologist and university administrator
  • Zara Turner, Northern Irish actress
  • Llewellyn Turner, Welsh politician and Deputy Constable of Caernarfon Castle
  • Julian Turner, British poet and mental health worker
  • Graeme Turner, Australian professor of cultural studies and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland
  • Theodora Turner, British nurse and hospital matron
  • Alban Turner, English first-class cricketer
  • Cyril Turner, English first-class cricketer,
  • R. Jay Turner, widely cited academic sociologist
  • Andre Turner, American former professional basketball player
  • Timothy Turner, English judge
  • Erastus J. Turner, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian
  • Herbert Hall Turner, British astronomer and seismologist
  • Grenville Turner, research professor at the University of Manchester
  • Ruth Turner, pioneering U.S. marine biologist and malacologist
  • Abby Howe Turner, noted professor of Physiology and Zoology
  • Ted Turner, American media mogul and philanthropist
  • Ike Turner, Turner, Jr
  • Nat Turner, African-American slave
  • J. M. W. Turner, English Romantic painter
  • Tina Turner, American-born Swiss singer-songwriter

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