Find out how popular the last name Turbeville is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Turbeville.

Turbeville, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Turbeville surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Turbeville in America

Turbeville is the 13884th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Turbeville surname appeared 2,175 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Turbeville.

We can also compare 2010 data for Turbeville to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Turbeville

The surname TURBEVILLE is of French origin, deriving from the Old French words "tourbe" and "ville," meaning "peat" and "town" respectively. It is believed to have originated as a place name referring to a town or settlement located near a peat bog or marshland area.

The earliest recorded instances of the TURBEVILLE surname can be traced back to the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France during the 11th and 12th centuries. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name include Willelmus de Turbevilla, mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and Robertus de Turbevilla, who was recorded in the Cartulary of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in 1155.

As the TURBEVILLE name spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, including Turbervile, Turbervill, Turbeville, and Turbevillius. One notable bearer of this name was George Turberville (c. 1540-1610), an English poet and writer who published several works, including "The Booke of Faulconrie" and translations of Ovid's "Heroycall Epistles."

In the 13th century, the TURBEVILLE name appeared in England, with Sir Robert de Turbeville (d. 1285) being granted land in Dorset by King Henry III. His descendants continued to hold significant properties in the region for several generations.

Another notable figure was Sir John Turberville (c. 1315-1363), a Welsh knight and soldier who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was renowned for his military prowess. He was captured by the French during the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 but was later ransomed.

In the 16th century, the TURBEVILLE surname gained prominence in the Netherlands, with Matthias Turbevillius (c. 1550-1620), a Dutch scholar and philologist, becoming a respected figure in the field of classical literature and linguistics.

The TURBEVILLE name also found its way to North America during the colonial era, with several individuals bearing this surname arriving in the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries, including Thomas Turbeville, who was recorded in Virginia in 1635.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Turbeville

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Turbeville.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Turbeville was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Turbeville has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Turbeville was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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