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

Turturro, 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 Turturro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Turturro in America

Turturro is the 54055th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Turturro surname appeared 382 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 Turturro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Turturro 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 Turturro

The surname Turturro is of Italian origin, specifically from the southern regions of Campania and Calabria. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "turtur," which means "turtle dove." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a person who kept or worked with these birds.

In the 14th century, variations of the name, such as "Turturelli" and "Turturillo," were found in historical records and documents from the town of Salerno, in the province of Campania. This indicates that the name had already established roots in this area during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Turturro can be found in a 16th-century manuscript from the town of Monteleone, in the province of Calabria. This document mentions a certain Girolamo Turturro, who was a landowner and prominent figure in the local community.

In the 17th century, the name appears in several parish records and birth registers from the town of Lamezia Terme, also in Calabria. One notable individual from this time period was Vincenzo Turturro, a renowned artist and painter who was born in Lamezia Terme in 1623 and died in 1698.

Another notable bearer of the Turturro surname was Giuseppe Turturro, a military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Cosenza, Calabria, in 1786 and participated in several battles against the Austrian Empire before his death in 1848.

In the late 19th century, the Turturro family became associated with the town of Muro Lucano, in the province of Potenza, Basilicata. One of the most prominent figures from this branch of the family was Antonio Turturro, a politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Parliament from 1892 to 1909.

As the Turturro surname spread across Italy and eventually to other parts of the world, it remained closely tied to its southern Italian roots. While the name has evolved slightly over the centuries, its origins can still be traced back to the Latin word "turtur" and the turtle dove symbolism.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Turturro

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

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

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