Turney Surname
Approximately 11,415 people bear this surname
Turney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tournay,' in Artois. Gosfrid Tornai occurs in the Domesday of Lincolnshire.
Geoffrey de Turnai, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Turney, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameTurney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,434 | 1:42,976 | 5,266 |
| England | 1,627 | 1:34,246 | 4,521 |
| Canada | 552 | 1:66,749 | 7,716 |
| Australia | 170 | 1:158,798 | 16,605 |
| New Zealand | 162 | 1:27,953 | 4,881 |
| Barbados | 154 | 1:1,867 | 356 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Jamaica | 51 | 1:56,273 | 3,110 |
| Northern Ireland | 46 | 1:40,109 | 3,723 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 129 | 1:34,340 | 3,302 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,048 | 1:23,259 | 3,240 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,341 | 1:21,452 | 2,704 |
Turney (122) may also be a first name.
Turney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tournay,' in Artois. Gosfrid Tornai occurs in the Domesday of Lincolnshire.
Geoffrey de Turnai, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Turney, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
William Turney, Nottinghamshire, ibid.
1602. Married — Nathaniell Peacock and Mary Turney: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Tournai, Tournay, or Tourny (all in Normandy), M.Latin Torneium, Turneium = Tornus’ or Turnus’ Estate [-eium, possess. suff.] The forms in our 13th-14thcent. records were de Turney, Turnai, Torney.
(Irish, English) Grandson of Torna (a lord); one who came from Tournai, Tournay or Tourny (Tornus' estate), the names of places in Normandy.
The same as Tournay. De Turnai. H.R.
Or Tournay. Robert de Tornaio or Torney, Alberic, Gervase, Ralph, and Robert de Tornai, Normandy 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Tornai was in Normandy. Walter de Torni held it 1165 by Castle-guard (Feod. Norm.). Goisfrid de Tornai held a fief in Lincoln 1086 (Domesd.). William de T. was Viscount of Lincoln before 1130 (Rot. Pip.). The name is frequently mentioned thenceforth in England.
From Tournay; a location name in France. in the Domesday Book, de Torny; a personal name.
Turney: from Tournai in Orne, or in Belgium.
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Turney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Turney is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turney? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 45,459th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 638,418 people. The surname Turney is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Turney reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Turney is also the 844,248th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 122 people.
Turney is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 8,434 people, or 1 in 42,976. In The United States Turney is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Oklahoma, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Turney is found in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Turney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Turney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 360 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 410 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Turney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Turney surname is chiefly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Turney surname are 9.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.54% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Turney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning $49,841 CAD per year.
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