Turnham Surname
Approximately 1,309 people bear this surname
Turnham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Turnham.' Turnham Green, formerly a hamlet, now a parish, in Middlesex, five miles from London. Perhaps some other spot in North England bore the same name.
Johannes de Turneham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameTurnham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 533 | 1:104,537 | 10,958 |
| United States | 514 | 1:705,173 | 55,723 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 239 | 1:101,989 | 10,250 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
Turnham (11) may also be a first name.
Turnham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Turnham.' Turnham Green, formerly a hamlet, now a parish, in Middlesex, five miles from London. Perhaps some other spot in North England bore the same name.
Johannes de Turneham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1790. Married — Thomas Turnham and Martha Emerton: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Turnham: (1) Turn- ham (Hall), Yorks; (2) Turnham (Green), M’sex [the first element represents Old English þyrne, a thorn-tree: the second may be either Old English ham(m, an enclosure, piece of land, or for the Old English dat. pl. suff. -um] The Yorks place was Turneham in the Poll-Tax a.d. 1379, and Thurnham and Turnham in the Charter-Rolls a.d. i 199- 1200. Thurnham, N.Lancs, Tiernum in Domesday-Bk., was consistently Thirnum or Thyrnum in the 13th cent., pointing to the dat. pl. suff. -um. Thornham, Kent, was Turneham in Domesday-Bk.
Gilbert, Lord of Garlande, in Brie, t. William I., had issue Ansel de Garlande, Seneschal of France 1108, and Gilbert de Garlande, Butler of France; the latter of whom had issue Guy, who purchased Turnham, and went to Palestine in 1147 (Des Bois). He had issue Robert de Turnham, of Kent, 1156, 1165, and Michael de T., of Surrey, 1165. Stephen de Turnham was a Baron t. Henry II. and Richard I., and he is mentioned in Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Stephen de T. held in Salop 13th cent. (Testa de Neville).
A location name in Devon, Middlesex.
Turnham Demographics
Average Turnham Salary in
United States
$40,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Turnham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turnham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Turnham occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Turnham? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 292,126th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,567,262 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Turnham reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 104,537. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 12 percent reside and West Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Beside England it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 39 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Turnham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Turnham has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Turnham surname rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Turnham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Turnham are 17.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.83% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Turnham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.97% less than the national average, earning R 116,520 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.98% more than the national average, earning $74,020 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurnham | 93 | 114 | / |
| Turnhamm | 93 | 1 | / |
| Turnam | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tornham | 86 | 8 | / |
| Thurnam | 86 | 8 | / |
| Turnhan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Turnheim | 80 | 106 | / |
| Thurnaim | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tirnam | 77 | 197 | / |
| Turnan | 77 | 34 | / |
| Tornam | 77 | 4 | / |
| Turnom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tournan | 71 | 193 | / |
| Thornam | 71 | 57 | / |
| Thurnan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Turnian | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tornaim | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tornyam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thirnam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tiernam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tornhom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turnand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turnnan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Taurnan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Turnant | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tournant | 67 | 637 | / |
| Tornheim | 67 | 246 | / |
| Tournand | 67 | 102 | / |
| Turnhein | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thurngan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuirngan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tournain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thurrnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thurnnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thurnian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Turgnand | 67 | 0 | / |
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