Turbot Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Turbot Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Turbert,' inevitably corrupted, almost as soon as it arose, into Turbot. In Domesday found as Turbert, a personal name. Not to be confounded with Tebbutt (v. Tebbitt), though it may have become absorbed in it.

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Turbot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4431:149,93823,230
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Turbot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Turbert,' inevitably corrupted, almost as soon as it arose, into Turbot. In Domesday found as Turbert, a personal name. Not to be confounded with Tebbutt (v. Tebbitt), though it may have become absorbed in it.

Emonns Turberd, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Eymes Turbert, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Andreas Turbut, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Turbert de Wescot, Pipe Roll, 11 Henry II.

Henry Turbot, Close Rolls 32 Henry III.

Adam Turbut, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Daniel Turbot, Yorkshire: Remains of Dean Granville (Surtees Society).

Few of the supposed fish-names are what they seem; v. Salman.

1748. Married — John Turbot and Mary Clark: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1753. — William Turbitt and Mary Kennedy: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

William Millington and Margaret Turbutt: ibid.

1791. — William Turbett and Elizabeth King: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From ON. personal name Thorbiartr. Adam Turbett, messenger at arms for Dumbartane, 1569 (RPC., I, p. 659). William Turbet is recorded in Greenock, 1816.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The family, probably of Norman origin, were in Yorkshire so early as the reign of Richard I. B.L.G. Turbert is a personal name occurring in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Turbot Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Turbot Come From? nationality or country of origin

Turbot occurs most in France. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Turbot.

How Common Is The Last Name Turbot? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 640,141st most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Turbot reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Turbot is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 149,938. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 47 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Réunion, where 9 percent are found. Other than France it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Turbot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Turbot has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turbot Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Turbot are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Turbot earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.65% less than the national average, earning $34,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turbout92110/
Tourbot9299/
Turbott9290/
Thurbot920/
Turbo912,561/
Turboust8635/
Turboult869/
Turbat83511/
Turboo83123/
Turbut8336/
Turboś8317/
Turboi839/
Turbos839/
Tourbo833/
Turboy832/
Turbou831/
Turboz831/
Torbot830/
Turbutt77189/
Turbaut7712/
Turbatt776/
Torbott773/
Tourboo771/
Tourbou771/
Turuote771/
Tourbat771/
Turboss770/
Turba732,695/
Torbo73947/
Turbó7313/
Turvo732/
Turbault7138/
Turbatte7122/
Turbatch711/
Thurrbut710/
Thirbott710/
Tourba672,324/
Torbat67307/
Turbaz67199/
Tirbat67116/
Turbau6786/
Turbah6761/
Turbaş6740/
Turbatova6720/
Turbas6717/
Torboi678/
Turwat673/
Torbou673/
Torboo672/
Turbaś671/
Taurba671/
Turbad671/
Torboy670/
Torbod670/
Thurba670/
Torbut670/

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