Turner
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| Turner | |
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| Family name | |
| Meaning | "one who works with a lathe" |
| Region of origin | England, Ireland, Scotland |
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Turner is a common surname of English and Irish (Anglo-Norman) 12th Century origin, meaning "one who works with a lathe".[2] Turner is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[3]
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[edit] List of people with surname Turner
- Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (born 1955), British businessman and academic
- Aidan Turner (born 1983), Irish actor
- Alex Turner (disambiguation)
- Andrew Turner (disambiguation)
- Ann Turner (disambiguation)
- Anna Turner (disambiguation)
- Anne Turner (disambiguation)
- Bake Turner, American football player who played wide receiver
- Benjamin Turner (disambiguation)
- Big Joe Turner (1911–1985), American blues singer
- Billie Lee Turner II, American geographer
- Bonnie and Terry Turner, husband and wife sitcom writing team
- Brad Turner (disambiguation)
- Bree Turner (born 1977), American actress
- Brian Turner (disambiguation)
- Bulldog Turner (1919–1998), American football player
- C. Turner Joy (1895–1956), U.S. Navy Admiral in World War II and the Korean War
- Charles Turner (1862–1944), former Australian cricketer
- Charles Turner (disambiguation)
- Chris Turner (American football), American football player
- Chris Turner (author), Canadian writer
- Chris Turner (footballer born 1951), former English football (soccer) manager and player
- Chris Turner (footballer born 1958), English football (soccer) manager
- Chris Turner (footballer born 1987), Northern Irish professional footballer
- Chris Turner (footballer born 1990), English footballer currently with Accrington Stanley
- Clarence W. Turner (1866–1939), American politician
- Clorinda Matto de Turner (1853–1909), Peruvian writer
- Curtis Turner (1924–1970), NASCAR driver
- Dan Turner (disambiguation)
- Daniel Turner (disambiguation)
- David Turner (disambiguation)
- Dawson Turner (1775–1858), English banker and botanist
- Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston (born 1942), British Member of Parliament
- Derek 'Rocky' Turner, English rugby league footballer
- Des Turner, British politician
- Douglas H. Turner,an American chemist and Professor of Chemistry
- Dwayne Turner, British comic book artist
- Edward Turner, British motorcycle and engine designer of Triumph Motorcycles
- Edward Turner, Renowned Latin Scholar from Philadelphia
- Eric Turner (1968–2000), American football player
- Erik Turner (born 1964), guitarist for the American band Warrant
- Ernest Sackville Turner (1909–2006), English journalist and author
- Evan Turner (born 1988), American basketball player
- Florence Turner (1885–1946), American actress
- Frank Turner (born 1981), British musician
- Fred Turner (disambiguation)
- Frederick Jackson Turner (1861–1932), American historian
- Garth Turner (born 1949), Canadian business journalist, broadcaster and politician
- Geills Turner (born 1937), wife of John Turner, the former Prime Minister of Canada
- George Townsend Turner (1906–1979), philatelist of Washington, D.C.
- George Turner (disambiguation)
- Glenn Turner (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer
- Grant Turner (born 1958), New Zealand soccer player
- Guinevere Turner (born 1968), American actress and writer
- Hal Turner, internet radio talk show host
- Hayden Turner (born 1966), Australian television presenter and zookeeper
- Henry Turner (disambiguation)
- Ike Turner (1931–2007), American musician
- J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), English painter
- Jack Turner (disambiguation)
- James Turner (disambiguation)
- Jane Turner (born 1967), Australian actress and comedienne
- Janine Turner (born 1962), American actress
- Jay Turner (1914–1960), American football running back
- Jean Turner (born 1939), Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Jim Turner (disambiguation)
- Joe Lynn Turner (born 1951), American musician
- Joe Turner (disambiguation)
- Joel Turner (disambiguation)
- John Turner (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Baldwin Turner (1805–1899), abolitionist and educational leader
- Julian Turner (1996,???), American young singer, awarded the james fotinos award in 2007
- Kathleen Turner (born 1954), American actress
- Keena Turner (born 1958), American football player
- Kevin B. Turner (born 1966), noted Wal-Mart and Microsoft executive
- Lacey Turner (born 1988), English actress
- Lana Turner (1921–1995), American actress
- Lesley Turner Bowrey (born 1942), Australian tennis player
- Lynn Turner (disambiguation)
- Lynn Turner (born 1968), The anti-freeze murderer
- Mark Turner (disambiguation)
- Matt Turner (disambiguation)
- Michael "The Burner" Turner (born 1982), American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
- Michael Turner (1971–2008), American comic book artist and publisher known for his work on Witchblade and Fathom
- Michael Turner (disambiguation)
- Michael Turner (born 1983), English Football player for Sunderland AFC
- Nat Turner (1800–1831), leader of a slave rebellion
- Neil Turner (disambiguation)
- Norv Turner (born 1952), current head coach of the San Diego Chargers football team (NFL)
- Othar Turner (1907–2003), American fife player and blues musician
- Pamela Rogers Turner (born 1977), American teacher convicted in 2005 as a sex offender
- Pat Turner (born 1961), Canadian rower
- Paul Turner (disambiguation)
- Randy Turner (1949–2005), American artist and singer for the band Big Boys
- Richard Turner (disambiguation)
- Richmond K. Turner (1885–1961), American naval officer in World War II
- Robert Turner (disambiguation)
- Roger Turner (garden designer), British garden designer and writer
- Roger Turner, American figure skater
- Ron Turner (disambiguation)
- Roy J. Turner (1894–1973), American politician
- Sharon Turner (1768–1847), English historian
- Sherri Turner (born 1956), American LPGA golfer
- Shirley Turner, American politician
- Stansfield Turner (born 1923), former director of the United States CIA
- Steve Turner (disambiguation)
- Stuart Turner, British pump designer
- Sukhi Turner (born 1952), New Zealand politician, born in India
- Ted Turner (born 1938), American media mogul
- Thomas Turner (disambiguation)
- Tina Turner (born 1939), American singer
- Victor Turner (1920–1983), Scottish anthropologist
- Walter J. Turner (1884–1947), Australian poet
- William Turner (disambiguation)
- Yaakov Turner (born 1935) The mayor of Beersheba 1998-2008, a Brigadier-General in the Israeli Air Force
- Zachary Turner (2002–2003), baby drowned by his mother in Canadian murder/suicide
[edit] Fictional characters
- Alan Turner (Emmerdale), played by Richard Thorp on Emmerdale
- Cole Turner, character in Charmed played by Julian McMahon
- Darnell Turner, character played by Eddie Steeples in My Name is Earl
- Dave Turner, character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Owen Turner, character in EastEnders
- Terence Turner, son of Alan Turner in Emmerdale, played by Stephen Marchant and then Nick Brimble
- Timmy Turner, character on the Nickelodeon animated TV series The Fairly OddParents
- Mr. and Mrs. Turner, Timmy's parents
- Violet Turner, a Character in Private Practice.
- Will Turner, fictional character, and one of the protagonists, in The Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise
- Bootstrap Bill Turner, Will's twice cursed pirate father
- William Turner III, Will Turner's and Elizabeth Swann's son
[edit] See also
- Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Canadian rock group
- Francis Turner Palgrave (1824–1897), British critic and poet
[edit] References
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