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Thurkin Surname Definition:
THURKIN: 'ventusator' (leech, blood-letter), held land in the burgh of Hadyngton, c. 1210 (Inchcolm, p. 9). Perhaps a variant of Thurkil, with interchange of suffix -in for -il(l), as in Askin-Askil, Asketin-Asketil, Roskinn-Roskil.
Thurkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
THURKIN: 'ventusator' (leech, blood-letter), held land in the burgh of Hadyngton, c. 1210 (Inchcolm, p. 9). Perhaps a variant of Thurkil, with interchange of suffix -in for -il(l), as in Askin-Askil, Asketin-Asketil, Roskinn-Roskil.
— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkin | 92 | 7,877 | / |
| Turkina | 86 | 7,981 | / |
| Tourkin | 86 | 31 | / |
| Taurkin | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thurken | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thirkin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turckin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Turkchin | 80 | 36 | / |
| Turkienė | 80 | 5 | / |
| Tourkina | 80 | 5 | / |
| Teurking | 80 | 3 | / |
| Taurkina | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thürkind | 80 | 1 | / |
| Turcin | 77 | 1,641 | / |
| Turkyn | 77 | 485 | / |
| Turken | 77 | 419 | / |
| Torkin | 77 | 262 | / |
| Tirkin | 77 | 83 | / |
| Turkne | 77 | 12 | / |
| Turkinova | 75 | 97 | / |
| Turchin | 71 | 3,496 | / |
| Turquin | 71 | 1,342 | / |
| Turkyna | 71 | 597 | / |
| Turkyon | 71 | 80 | / |
| Turcken | 71 | 8 | / |
| Turkeun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turkemn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Türkind | 71 | 1 | / |
| Türkina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turkent | 71 | 0 | / |
| Turquina | 67 | 43 | / |
| Tourchin | 67 | 10 | / |
| Turkkent | 67 | 1 | / |
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