Turlough Forename

302,485th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Turlough Forename Definition:

A male name. Irish Toirdhealbhac, ‘like Thor’. A common Irish name, often represented by Terence, Terry, or Charles (qq.v.).

Turlough Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland
100%
3471:5,312589
Ireland
100%
2901:16,012905
England
100%
291:1,917,34224,911
United States-211:17,263,666147,392
South Africa
100%
91:6,059,183119,004
Canada-81:4,141,67245,609
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Germany-61:16,112,97944,905
Scotland
100%
61:891,7289,103
Malta-41:107,3402,111
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Sweden-11:9,857,90778,968
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Turlough Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Irish Toirdhealbhac, ‘like Thor’. A common Irish name, often represented by Terence, Terry, or Charles (qq.v.).

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Turlough Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thurlough949/
Turlogh933/
Torlough881/
Turlug861/
Thorlough824/
Torlugh804/
Torlogh801/
Thurlog801/
Turluk712/
Turlok711/
Turloc711/
Torlaug67222/
Turlock679/
Turlakh671/
Thórlaug631/
Torluk577/
Turlak572/
Tourliac501/
Tuurlijk501/

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