Turpin Surname

13,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Turpin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thorfin,' a popular name among the Danes, which originated some of our place-names; e.g. Thorpanstye, otherwise Thorfinstye Hall, in the parish of Cartmel, Lancashire, was so named from the owner Thorfin or Torpin, a great landowner (of twelve manors) at the time of the Doomsday Survey; v.

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Turpin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France17,5821:3,778286
United States15,1531:23,9203,012
Canada2,8761:12,8111,893
England2,5541:21,8163,062
Spain1,0821:43,2094,126
Australia9851:27,4073,720
Senegal3751:38,878719
South Africa2411:224,80423,422
Belgium1611:71,40811,406
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Trinidad and Tobago1261:10,8251,479
Jamaica951:30,2102,238
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Wales881:35,1653,495
Guinea771:153,686942
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Ireland721:65,4024,223
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Jersey521:1,908304
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Guyana191:40,1173,928
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway121:428,52437,411
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Saint Pierre and Miquelon71:914194
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland841:52,7374,367
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5691:15,5362,293
Wales321:49,0132,509
Jersey131:3,991684
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6091:19,2482,440

The alternate forms: Turpín (14) are calculated separately.

Turpin (160) may also be a first name.

Turpin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thorfin,' a popular name among the Danes, which originated some of our place-names; e.g. Thorpanstye, otherwise Thorfinstye Hall, in the parish of Cartmel, Lancashire, was so named from the owner Thorfin or Torpin, a great landowner (of twelve manors) at the time of the Doomsday Survey; v. Annals of Cartmel (Stockdale).

John Turpin, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Turpyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

From ON. Thorfinnr through French Turpin. Turpin was the name of the second known bishop of Brechin (117 8-98). Magister Turpinus witnessed a charter by William the Lion of the church of Foregrund, c. 1165-71 (RPSA., p. 223), and Walter, son of Turpin, exchanged his lands of Kenny for those of Othirlony, c. 1226-39 (RAA,, I, p. 262-263), William, son of Turpun, juror on an Inquisition concerning the lands of Mefth, 1262 (Bain, I, 2323), may have been a relative of Richard Turpin who witnessed a charter by Bernard de Rippelai in the twelfth century (Dallas, p. 26). The name appears as Turphin and Turfin in Liber Ecclesie de Scon (p. 37).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Scand.) the French Turpin, a descendant of the O.Scand. Thorfinn-r = Thor-Finn [v. under Thor, and + the ethnic name Finn-r] Turfin.—Domesday-Bk.

John Turpin.—Hundred Rolls The eighth-cent. archbishop of Rheims of this name figures in the ‘Chanson de Roland’ (l. 170)—Li duc Oger et l' arcevesque Turpin.

In the Pfaffen Konrad’s twelfth-cent. German version of the ‘Chanson’ he is called “ther biscof Turpin."

'His name’ (quoth he), ‘if that thou list to learne, Is flight Sir Turpine, one of mickle might’.—Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI. in. xl.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) “Thor’s Wolf” in Norman-French. (2) “Humble” in Old French (from “Turpis”, disgraceful in Latin).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Or Torpin. William Torpin, Normandy 1180-95, and the fief of Turpin au Bois (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William T. and the Estate of T., 1198 (Ib.); Stephen Turpin, of Engl., 1194-1200 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Walter T., of Dorset, 1202; William, of Gloucester and Oxford, 1282 (Rotulus Cancellarii).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Turbin; from the French, Turpin; personal name See Thorburn Walter Turpin held lands in Dorset temp. King John.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Turpin was a common name in Exmouth in the 16th and 17th centuries. William Turpin was churchwarden of Littleham in 1575 (Webb). Turpin is also an ancient east of England name; further reference to it will be found under "Essex.".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The name of Turpin was represented in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, and Wilts, in the 13th century (H. R.). In the reign of Mary, George Turpin, Esq., bought the manor of Claybrook, Leicestershire, from Thomas Lacey, Esq., of Charlecote, Warwickshire (Macaulay's "Claybrook"). The name is also now represented in Devonshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Turpin Last Name Facts

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

Turpin (Russian: Турпин) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Turpín. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Turpin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,208th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 171,929 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Turpin are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Turpin is also the 725,185th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 160 people.

Turpin is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 17,582 people, or 1 in 3,778. In France it is mostly found in: Réunion, where 34 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 10 percent live. Outside of France this surname is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Turpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Turpin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 14 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turpin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Turpin surname is chiefly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Turpin last name are 19.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Turpin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 29.2% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,045 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.86% more than the national average, earning R 320,472 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $46,737 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turpín9414/
Turpijn92164/
Tourpin9236/
Turping9227/
Thurpin922/
Turpina921/
Turpion920/
Taurpin920/
Turpinn920/
Turpen832,262/
Turpyn83251/
Torpin83120/
Turpim8312/
Tirpin832/
Turpeng771/
Turppen770/
Tierpin770/
Torpen67118/
Turpem673/
Thorpen6223/
Thirpen620/

Turpin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Turpin in the Russian language
Турпинturpin-

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