Turck Surname

158,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Turck Surname Definition:

(A. - French - Tatar) Turk [French Turc; said to be ult. from a Tatar word meaning ‘brave’] William le Turc.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic) Boar [Welsh twrch = Gaelic and Irish torc (genit. tuirc), a boar] Twrch mab Annwas.—‘Kulhwch ac Olwen’; Mabinogion.

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Turck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0351:350,20231,384
France8081:82,20611,660
Germany4641:173,50320,403
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
Belgium1081:106,45016,004
England381:1,466,26563,675
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

The alternate forms: Türck (239) & Tùrck (1) are calculated separately.

Turck (16) may also be a first name.

Turck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(A. - French - Tatar) Turk [French Turc; said to be ult. from a Tatar word meaning ‘brave’] William le Turc.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic) Boar [Welsh twrch = Gaelic and Irish torc (genit. tuirc), a boar] Twrch mab Annwas.—‘Kulhwch ac Olwen’; Mabinogion.

A rare Anglo-Saxon pers. name Turca, seen in the 8th-cent. Turcandenu (Turkdean, Glouc.) and Turcanwyll ('Cart. Sax’, no. 165), has prob. had no surnominal influence.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Turck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turck is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Türck or Tùrck. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Turck is the 158,074th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,635,640 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Turck live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Turck is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,035 people, or 1 in 350,202. In The United States Turck is most prevalent in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Minnesota, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.

Turck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Turck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turck surname increased 635 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Turck are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.17% more than the national average, earning R 392,508 per year; in United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $49,903 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Türck93239/
Tùrck931/
Tuerck91178/
Turcke9161/
Turckx9124/
Thurck9110/
Turcks917/
Turk8950,534/
Turc893,801/
Thuerck8318/
Turke801,473/
Tourk801,000/
Tuerk80670/
Turcq80312/
Thurk80283/
Turkh80207/
Turcp801/
Tirck801/
Taurk801/
Turkx801/
Tuerc801/
Tturc801/
Turqk801/
Turcë801/
Dturk801/
Tuirk800/
Thuerk7398/
Thürck7343/
Türcke7342/
Toerck7336/
Thurke7323/
Tourke7322/
Taurke739/
Teurcq739/
Turkøz739/
Thourk735/
Turksz734/
Türcks731/
D'Turk731/
Tourkz731/
Torkck731/
Htorck731/
Thurks730/
Türk67104,667/
Tork677,377/
Turkova674,718/
Turková673,404/
Tirk67435/
Tirc67151/
Turq67115/
Torc6744/
Tűrk6727/
Thürcke676/
Turx676/
Turg675/
Turcova673/
Turksch671/
Turkshh671/

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Turck Reference & Research

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