Turnpenny Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Turnpenny Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Turnepeny' I cannot find the spot. I suspect, after all, that Twopeny or Twopenny may be one of the modern forms of this name (v. Twopenny). From Turnpenny to Turpeny was inevitable, and the step from this to the imitative Twopeny is easy.

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Turnpenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2061:270,47621,309
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States141:25,889,924709,614
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Turnpenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Turnepeny' I cannot find the spot. I suspect, after all, that Twopeny or Twopenny may be one of the modern forms of this name (v. Twopenny). From Turnpenny to Turpeny was inevitable, and the step from this to the imitative Twopeny is easy. The assertion that it hails from Tupigny in Flanders is only a guess. I have 'Abbas de Turpenay (C.)' in my notebook. A London firm, Gamble and Turnpenny, were known for many years familiarly as' Pitch and Toss.'

Matilda Tomepenl, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Turnepeny, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Turnepenny, Close Rolls, 9 Edward I.

John Toumepeny, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Turnepeny. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

John Turnpeny. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

1727. Married — Arthur Tawke and Elizabeth Turnpenny: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) a nickname for an adept at what is now called ‘Pitch and Toss,’ or some similar cointurning game [from Middle English t(o)urnen, Old English turnian + Middle English peny, Old English peni(n)g) Nicholas Turnepeny.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Turnpenny Last Name Facts

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

Turnpenny occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Turnpenny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 933,049th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Turnpenny live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 270,476. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 19 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England Turnpenny is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Turnpenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Turnpenny has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Turnpenny last name grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Turnpenny Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Turnpenny earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.42% less than the national average, earning $31,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.82% more than the national average, earning $67,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turnpenney9551/
Turnpen880/
Turnpin759/
Turnpan750/
Duernpen711/
Turnbunn710/
Turnpine710/
Tournaben6726/
Turnabene672/
Turnbn671/
Turinaben671/
Turnebahn670/
Turbinna591/

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