Turtill Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Turtill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurkle'; v. Thurkettle. This is Mr. Lower's explanation, and I doubt not it is the correct one.

Reginald Turtel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Turkyl, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Turtill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:520,73032,731
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Turtill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thurkle'; v. Thurkettle. This is Mr. Lower's explanation, and I doubt not it is the correct one.

Reginald Turtel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Turkyl, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Roger Turtle. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

1627. Married — Henry Turtle and Hanna Greene: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1750. — Richard Turtle and Lydia Thorn: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Anglo-Latin) a nickname from the Turtle-Dove [Middle English turtel, turrtle, Old English turtle, from, turtla, m.; Latin turtur] And oxe, and cullfre [Old English culfre, dove], and turrtle.—Ormulum, l. 989.

Soul [sole] as the turtel that hath lost hire make [mate].—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, E 2080.

(Anglo-French-Latin) Crooked [French Tourtel (laterTourteau), a diminutive from Latin tort-us, crooked]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A common surname in co. Antrim, supposed to be anglicized from the old tribe Hy Tuirtre (Tuirtre). 2. The name is ancient in England. It appears to be corrupted from Thurketil or Thurkettle, thus: Thurkel, Turkil, Turtel, Turtle. See H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Turtell, Thurtle, and Thyrtell, bishops of Hereford A. D. 688. Corrupted from Thurkle, Thorkell, Thorketell, Thorketil, Thurkettle, Thirkettle, Old Norse Thorkell, Thorketill, and Thorketil, which Grimm thinks may be from the famous kettle which Thor captured from the giant Hymir for the gods to brew their beer in. compare the names Ashkettle, Asketell, Old Norse Asketill, Anglo-Saxon Oscytel.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Turtill Last Name Facts

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

Turtill is most common in England. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Turtill.

How Common Is The Last Name Turtill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Turtill occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Turtill reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 520,730. In England Turtill is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 20 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent reside and Essex, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England Turtill occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Turtill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Turtill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Turtill surname rose 334 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turthill930/
Turtil9211/
Turtell8670/
Tortill860/
Turtl8374/
Thurtell80818/
Tourtell801/
Turtel7765/
Tortil7719/
Tirtil773/
Thurthiel751/
Thurthell750/
Tortell71179/
Tourtel7160/
Thurtel7112/
Tirtiel712/
Tirtl678/
Torttell671/
Tourtelt670/
Thirtell670/
Thorttell630/
Tortel62490/
Tirtel625/
Thortel570/

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