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

Turentine, 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 Turentine surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Turentine in America

Turentine is the 116829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Turentine surname appeared 149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Turentine.

We can also compare 2010 data for Turentine 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 Turentine

The surname TURENTINE is believed to have originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Latin word "turris," meaning "tower," and may have been initially given as a descriptive name to someone who lived near a prominent tower or fortification.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the TURENTINE surname can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of historical documents from the Lombard Kingdom in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. This suggests that the name has been in use for over a thousand years.

In the 11th century, the name appears in the Cartulario Monasterii Sanctae Mariae de Firmo, a cartulary (a medieval manuscript record) from the Abbey of Santa Maria di Fermo in the Marche region of Italy. This document mentions a landowner named Petrus Turentine, indicating that the TURENTINE family had established itself as part of the local nobility.

During the Renaissance era, several notable individuals bore the TURENTINE surname. One example is Giacomo Turentine, a renowned painter and architect who lived in Florence from 1490 to 1564. His works can still be admired in various churches and palaces throughout Tuscany.

Another prominent figure was Giovanni Turentine, a philosopher and theologian from Padua who lived between 1525 and 1597. He authored several treatises on metaphysics and natural philosophy, and his works were widely studied in academic circles across Europe.

In the 18th century, the TURENTINE family produced a distinguished military leader, General Antonio Turentine (1718-1798). He served in the Venetian army and played a crucial role in the defense of the Republic against the forces of Napoleon Bonaparte.

While the TURENTINE surname has its roots in Italy, it eventually spread to other parts of Europe and beyond. Some notable bearers of the name in later centuries include French author and poet Henri Turentine (1835-1912) and American businessman and philanthropist William Turentine (1860-1932), who founded the Turentine Foundation for education and social welfare.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Turentine

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

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 Turentine 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 Turentine 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 Turentine was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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