Turberville
| Pronunciation | English: /tɜːrbɜːrvɪl/ |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Derivation | Thouberville, a French village |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Turbervile Turburville Turbervill |
Turberville, sometimes Turbervile or Turburville, is an English surname derived from a French toponymic - a French village called Thouberville. Two prominent ancient English families of this name existed: Turberville of Coity Castle in Glamorgan and Turberville of Bere Regis in Dorset. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur Stanley Turberville (1888–1945)
- Edward Turberville (c. 1648–1681)
- George Turberville (c. 1540–before 1597)
- Henry de Trubleville otherwise de Turberville (died 1239), English soldier, Seneschal of Gascony
- James Turberville (died c.1570), English bishop
See also
[edit]- Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles, in which the d'Urberville family was based on the mediaeval Turberville family of Bere Regis, Dorset
- Turberville v Stampe (1697), English tort law case
- Tuberville (disambiguation)
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