Turcotte Surname

18,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Turcotte Surname Definition:

TURCOTTE: (Welsh.) Tarcwt, a craggy, abrupt pinnacle, or tower, from Tur, a tower, and cwt, abrupt, cut off, implying defense. Tor, or Tur, a Saxon deity, and cot, a house, Thorcot.

Turcotte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada22,3681:1,647152
United States6,9681:52,0186,262
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
France181:3,690,151224,666
England141:3,979,861125,553
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Turcotte (27) may also be a first name.

Turcotte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

TURCOTTE: (Welsh.) Tarcwt, a craggy, abrupt pinnacle, or tower, from Tur, a tower, and cwt, abrupt, cut off, implying defense. Tor, or Tur, a Saxon deity, and cot, a house, Thorcot.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Turcotte Last Name Facts

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

Turcotte is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turcotte? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,648th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,509 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Turcotte are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 27 people.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 22,368 people, or 1 in 1,647. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 80 percent live, Ontario, where 12 percent live and Alberta, where 2 percent live. Excluding Canada it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Turcotte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Turcotte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Turcotte last name rose 4,907 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turcotte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Turcotte last name are 13.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Turcotte earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $44,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% less than the national average, earning $41,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tourcotte9412/
Turcottte941/
Turcoutte941/
Turcottes941/
Turrcotte941/
Dturcotte941/
Turchotte941/
Turcott931,316/
Turcote9319/
Turcotti8856/
Turcatte882/
Turcotta881/
Turckott881/
Turcotet881/
Turcotie881/
Tircotte881/
Turcutte880/
Turcot862,455/
Turquotte823/
Turcate802/
Turkott801/
Turkote801/
Torcott800/
Turcoit800/
Turcatt800/
Turcoth800/
Turcatti75786/
Turkette75118/
Turkatte7529/
Torcatte7521/
Turcutti757/
Turquote751/
Turkot711,575/
Turcat71504/
Turquette71107/
Turchatti711/
Torcot711/
Thurkette710/
Torcate67808/
Torcatt67453/
Turcati67429/
Turkota67123/
Turkkot6769/
Türkott6728/
Turkots6721/
Turcuta675/
Tourkot674/
Turcata673/
Turkhot671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Turcotte
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