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

Turrell, 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 Turrell surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Turrell in America

Turrell is the 33567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Turrell surname appeared 679 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 Turrell.

We can also compare 2010 data for Turrell 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 Turrell

The surname Turrell is of English origin, first recorded in the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word 'torel', meaning a small tower or turret, likely referring to someone who lived near a small tower or fortification.

In medieval times, the name was found mostly in the counties of Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The earliest known record of the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of Buckinghamshire in 1273, where it is spelled 'Torel'.

By the 14th century, the name had evolved to its current spelling of Turrell. The Subsidy Rolls of Buckinghamshire from 1327 mention a John Turrell, and the Poll Tax records of 1379 list a Thomas Turrell in Oxfordshire.

The Turrell name can also be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as 'Torel' in the county of Buckinghamshire. This suggests that the name has Norman French origins and was likely brought to England after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Sir Walter Turrell, a knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War against France in the 14th century. Another notable figure was John Turrell, a wealthy landowner in Oxfordshire who lived in the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the Turrell family had established themselves in the village of Stoke Talmage in Oxfordshire. William Turrell, born in 1542, was a prominent landowner in the area and served as a churchwarden for the local parish church.

During the English Civil War in the 17th century, a Richard Turrell from Buckinghamshire fought for the Parliamentarian forces and was later granted lands in recognition of his service.

In the 19th century, Edward Turrell (1810-1887) was a notable English architect who designed several churches and public buildings in the neo-Gothic style, including the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Buckinghamshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Turrell

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

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

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