Turffrey Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Turffrey Surname Definition:

Perhaps a corruption of Treffry.

Turffrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Turffrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a corruption of Treffry.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Trefry in Lanhydrock; from tre-fry, the dwelling on a hill (fry, a nose, then a hill; vrè, a hill, mountain). From this name we have, by corruption, Turffrey, Trefay, Trefey, Treffey, Renfree, Renfroy, Renfry, Renpliry, Remfry, Remfrey, Remphry, and Refry.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Turffrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turffrey is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turffrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Turffrey are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Turffrey is most common in England, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 29 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 25 percent live and East Sussex, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turfrey93465/
Treffrey886/
Turifrey881/
Treffry80262/
Trefrey8079/
Treffre8064/
Durfrey805/
Turfery805/
Tarfrey800/
Torfrey800/
Turverey7541/
Treffery7529/
Trefry711,082/
Terfry7162/
Durfry712/
Truffreau711/
Truffiere711/
Triff-Öry711/
Turfar711/
Trofry711/
Tirfry711/
Terryfrey711/
Trufry710/
Trifry710/
Durfre710/
Truffer671,139/
Treffer671,082/
Troffer67129/
Durfree677/
Trifary674/
Tarfare673/
Turfair671/
Trifire671/
Traffer671/
Turvery671/
Tierfry671/
Turfaro671/
Truffar671/
Treffor671/
Turifor671/
Troffor670/
Druffry670/
Trofrie670/
Trefrye670/
Tarfery670/
Torfray670/
Torphry530/

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