Turner (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "the starling" |
| Region of origin | England from Normandy |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Turnor, Thurner, Tourner, Tournor, LeTourneau |
| [1] | |
Turner is a common surname originating from Normandy, and arriving in England after the Norman conquest with the earliest known records dated in the 12th century. The origin of the name comes from Old French "Le" meaning "The" and "etourneau" meaning "starling", thus giving us LeTourneau (pronounced le turner). Over time the "Le" or "L'" was dropped and in nearly all cases the spelling of the remaining tourneau became Anglicised. Turner is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Early recordings of this surname include Ralph le Turner in the late 12th century. The earliest recorded spelling of this family name dates from 1180 for "Warner le Turnur".[1]
Other claims for the origin of the name Turner which have turned out to be incorrect are Tornai, which is another Norman family, and Tournoire, which is claimed to have come from "The Black Tower" of Normandy, which is yet to be located. The claims of Turner, a lathe worker, and Turnhare, to be as fast as a hare, appear to be happenstance at best and most likely the result of shallow research.[citation needed]
List of people with surname Turner
- Captain Turner (disambiguation), various people
Common combinations of given name and surname "Turner"
These links lead to disambiguation pages
- Alan Turner
- Alfred Turner
- Alex Turner
- Andrew Turner
- Ann Turner
- Anna Turner
- Anne Turner
- Benjamin Turner
- Brad Turner
- Brian Turner
- Charles Turner
- Chris Turner
- Dan Turner
- Daniel Turner
- David Turner
- Eric Turner
- Fred Turner
- George Turner
- Henry Turner
- Hugh Turner
- Jack Turner
- James Turner
- Jim Turner
- Jimmy Turner
- Joe Turner
- Joel Turner
- John Turner
- Lynn Turner
- Mark Turner
- Matt Turner
- Michael Turner
- Neil Turner
- Paul Turner
- Philip Turner
- Richard Turner
- Robert Turner
- Ron Turner
- Steve Turner
- Stuart Turner
- Thomas Turner
- William Turner
Less common first names
- Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell (born 1955), British businessman and academic
- Afida Turner (born 1976), French media personality and singer
- Aidan Turner (born 1983), Irish actor
- Bake Turner, American football player who played wide receiver
- Big Joe Turner (1911–1985), American blues singer
- Billie Lee Turner II, American geographer
- Bonnie and Terry Turner, husband and wife sitcom writing team
- Bree Turner (born 1977), American actress
- Brock Turner, swimmer
- Bulldog Turner (1919–1998), American football player
- C. Turner Joy (1895–1956), U.S. Navy Admiral in World War II and the Korean War
- Chester Novell Turner, African-American filmmaker
- Clarence W. Turner (1866–1939), American politician
- Clorinda Matto de Turner (1853–1909), Peruvian writer
- Curtis Turner (1924–1970), NASCAR driver
- Dawson Turner (1775–1858), English banker and botanist
- Debbie Turner (born 1956), American actress and former child star
- Debbye Turner (born 1965), American TV anchor, veterinarian, talk show host and former beauty queen
- Decherd Turner (1922–2002), American institutional book collector
- Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston (1942–2014), British Member of Parliament
- Derek Turner, English rugby league footballer
- Des Turner, British politician
- Douglas H. Turner, American chemist and professor
- Dwayne Turner, British comic book artist
- Edward Turner, British motorcycle and engine designer of Triumph Motorcycles
- Erik Turner (born 1964), guitarist for the American band Warrant
- Ernest Sackville Turner (1909–2006), English journalist and author
- Eugene S. Turner (1824-1915), American politician
- Evan Turner (born 1988), American basketball player
- Florence Turner (1885–1946), American actress
- Frank Turner (born 1981), British musician
- 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, a prime minister of Canada
- George Townsend Turner (1906–1979), philatelist of Washington, D.C.
- Glenn Turner (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer
- Grant Turner (born 1958), New Zealand soccer player
- Guinevere Turner (born 1968), American actor and writer
- Hal Turner, internet radio talk show host
- Harvey G. Turner (1822-1893), American politician
- Helen Alma Newton Turner (1908–1995), Australian geneticist and statistician
- Hayden Turner (born 1966), Australian television presenter and zookeeper
- Howard Turner (1897–1976), American football player
- Hugh Thackeray Turner (1853–1937), English architect
- Ike Turner (1931–2007), American musician
- J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), English painter
- Jamie Turner (born 1972), American automobile dealer
- Jane Turner (born 1967), Australian actor and comedian
- Janine Turner (born 1962), American actor
- Jay Turner (1914–1960), American football running back
- Jean Turner (born 1939), member of the Scottish Parliament
- Jessie Franklin Turner (1881-1956), American fashion designer.
- Jimmie Turner (born 1962), American football player
- Joe Lynn Turner (born 1951), American musician
- Jonathan Baldwin Turner (1805–1899), abolitionist and educational leader
- Jonathan D. C. Turner (born 1958), English barrister
- Josh Turner (born 1977), musician
- Julian Turner (1996,???), American singer
- Kathleen Turner (born 1954), American actor
- Keena Turner (born 1958), American football player
- Kenneth Turner (1928-), Australian political historian
- B. Kevin Turner (born 1965), business executive
- Lacey Turner (born 1988), English actor
- Lana Turner (1921–1995), American actor
- Lesley Turner Bowrey (born 1942), Australian tennis player
- Lynn Turner (murderer) (born 1968)
- Margery J. Turner, American dancer and author
- Michael Turner (American football) (born 1982), American football running back
- Michael Turner (comics) (1971–2008), American comic book artist and publisher
- Michael Turner (footballer) (born 1983), English Football player for Sunderland AFC
- Nat Turner (1800–1831), leader of a slave rebellion
- Norv Turner (born 1952), football coach
- Othar Turner (1907–2003), American fife player and blues musician
- Pamela Rogers Turner (born 1977), American teacher convicted as a sex offender
- Pat Turner (born 1961), Canadian rower
- Pat Turner (trade unionist) (1927–2000), British trade unionist
- Percy Turner, English footballer
- Ralph Lilley Turner (1888–1983), English Indian languages philologist and linguist
- Randy Turner (1949–2005), American artist and singer for the band Big Boys
- Richmond K. Turner (1885–1961), American naval officer in World War II
- Roger Turner (garden designer), British garden designer and writer
- Roger Turner, American figure skater
- Roy J. Turner (1894–1973), American politician
- Sharon Turner (1768–1847), English historian
- Sherri Turner (born 1956), American LPGA golfer
- Shirley Turner, American politician
- Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, Texas
- Stansfield Turner (born 1923), director of the U.S. CIA
- Stuart Turner, British pump designer
- Sukhi Turner (born 1952), New Zealand politician, born in India
- Ted Turner (born 1938), American media mogul
- T. J. Turner, American football player
- T. J. Turner (linebacker), American football player
- Tina Turner (born 1939), American singer
- Victor Turner (1920–1983), Scottish anthropologist
- Walter J. Turner (1884–1947), Australian poet
- Yaakov Turner (born 1935), mayor of Beersheba and a brigadier general in the Israeli Air Force
- Zachary Turner (2002–2003), baby drowned by his mother in Canadian murder/suicide
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
- Heidi Turner, minor character in South Park animated TV series.
- Naomi Turner from Elena of Avalor
- 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
- Vernon Turner, character in the Fox television series Empire, played by Malik Yoba
- 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
See also
- Turner (disambiguation)
- Turner (given name)
- Turner (potters), John, and his sons John and William, a family active in that trade in England 1756-1829
- Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Canadian rock group
- Francis Turner Palgrave (1824–1897), British critic and poet
References
- ^ a b c "Surname Database: Turner Last Name Origin". Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ Percy Hide Reaney; Richard Middlewood Wilson (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Taylor & Francis Group. pp. 1879–. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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