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

Turton, 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 Turton surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Turton in America

Turton is the 24787th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Turton surname appeared 1,005 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 Turton.

We can also compare 2010 data for Turton 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 Turton

The surname Turton is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "tor" meaning a high rock or hill, and "tun" meaning a farm, village or settlement. It is a locational surname, referring to someone who hailed from a place called Turton, which was likely a settlement situated on or near a rocky hill.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th century in Lancashire, England. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Richard de Turton, who was mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Lancashire in 1246. The Assize Rolls were legal records documenting court proceedings and land disputes.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a survey of landholdings commissioned by William the Conqueror, there is a reference to a place called "Tortune" in Lancashire, which is believed to be an early spelling of Turton. This suggests that the settlement of Turton existed in some form before the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

The Turton family held lands and properties in Lancashire for several centuries, with their ancestral home being Turton Tower, a fortified manor house built in the 15th century near the village of Turton. One notable member of the family was Sir John Turton (1508-1573), who served as a Member of Parliament for Lancashire during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent individual with the surname Turton was William Turton (1784-1857), an English botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of British flora and fauna. He published several works, including "A General System of Nature" and "Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands."

In the 19th century, John Turton (1826-1895) was a successful industrialist and entrepreneur in the textile industry. He founded the Turton Brothers Company, which became one of the largest cotton manufacturers in Lancashire.

Other notable figures with the surname Turton include Edmund Turton (1857-1935), a British architect who designed several notable buildings in London, and William Harry Turton (1856-1938), an English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Turton

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

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

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