Turtle Surname

170,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Turtle 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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Turtle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7471:74,5898,478
United States6561:552,52945,649
Northern Ireland3011:6,1301,108
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Australia2501:107,98312,061
Wales501:61,8915,534
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Scotland351:152,9669,000
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Israel321:267,42624,032
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Bahamas61:65,292848
China51:273,464,31313,838
India51:153,413,076951,030
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2541:17,4402,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5631:43,2965,424
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Turtle (176) may also be a first name.

Turtle 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

(English) One with some characteristic of the European wild dove, such as an affectionate disposition; the deformed or crippled man; descendant of Torquil (Thor's kettle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Turtle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Turtle occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Turtle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,597th most common last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,885,014 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Turtle are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 687,834th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 176 people.

Turtle is most widespread in England, where it is held by 747 people, or 1 in 74,589. In England Turtle is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 6 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 12 percent live.

Turtle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Turtle has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Turtle last name rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 385 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Turtle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Turtle surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Turtle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.14% more than the national average, earning R 416,196 per year; in United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.66% less than the national average, earning $41,406 CAD per year.

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