Turpin Surname
Approximately 42,387 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTurpin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 17,582 | 1:3,778 | 286 |
| United States | 15,153 | 1:23,920 | 3,012 |
| Canada | 2,876 | 1:12,811 | 1,893 |
| England | 2,554 | 1:21,816 | 3,062 |
| Spain | 1,082 | 1:43,209 | 4,126 |
| Australia | 985 | 1:27,407 | 3,720 |
| Senegal | 375 | 1:38,878 | 719 |
| South Africa | 241 | 1:224,804 | 23,422 |
| Belgium | 161 | 1:71,408 | 11,406 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 126 | 1:10,825 | 1,479 |
| Jamaica | 95 | 1:30,210 | 2,238 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| Guinea | 77 | 1:153,686 | 942 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Ireland | 72 | 1:65,402 | 4,223 |
| New Caledonia | 57 | 1:4,846 | 930 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Jersey | 52 | 1:1,908 | 304 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Guyana | 19 | 1:40,117 | 3,928 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 7 | 1:914 | 194 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Barbados | 4 | 1:71,862 | 1,737 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 84 | 1:52,737 | 4,367 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,569 | 1:15,536 | 2,293 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Jersey | 13 | 1:3,991 | 684 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,609 | 1:19,248 | 2,440 |
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.
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).
(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.
(1) “Thor’s Wolf” in Norman-French. (2) “Humble” in Old French (from “Turpis”, disgraceful in Latin).
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).
From the German, Turbin; from the French, Turpin; personal name See Thorburn Walter Turpin held lands in Dorset temp. King John.
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.".
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.
Turpin Demographics
Average Male Turpin Height
176.87 cm
Average Female Turpin Height
164.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Turpin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Turpin in the Russian language | ||
| Турпин | turpin | - |
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