Turton Surname
Approximately 12,157 people bear this surname
Turton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Turton,' a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire. The surname has crossed the borders into Yorkshire and ramified strongly there.
1523. Sir Henry Turton, priest, fellow of Christ's College, Manchester: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameTurton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,641 | 1:8,390 | 1,225 |
| United States | 1,440 | 1:251,708 | 23,913 |
| Australia | 1,291 | 1:20,911 | 2,902 |
| Canada | 698 | 1:52,787 | 6,327 |
| South Africa | 425 | 1:127,477 | 14,982 |
| Guatemala | 338 | 1:47,582 | 2,218 |
| New Zealand | 335 | 1:13,517 | 2,344 |
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| Barbados | 139 | 1:2,068 | 381 |
| Wales | 115 | 1:26,909 | 2,781 |
| Scotland | 112 | 1:47,802 | 4,201 |
| Belize | 74 | 1:4,804 | 852 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 39 | 1:34,974 | 3,476 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Jamaica | 28 | 1:102,498 | 4,206 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Peru | 13 | 1:2,444,933 | 27,186 |
| Guyana | 13 | 1:58,632 | 4,970 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Norfolk Island | 6 | 1:382 | 64 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,360 | 1:7,255 | 1,130 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 182 | 1:275,927 | 22,362 |
The alternate forms: Turtoń (288) are calculated separately.
Turton (28) may also be a first name.
Turton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Turton,' a township in the parish of Bolton, Lancashire. The surname has crossed the borders into Yorkshire and ramified strongly there.
1523. Sir Henry Turton, priest, fellow of Christ's College, Manchester: Wills at Chester.
1563. Married — Rodger Turton and Elizabeth Shrigleye: Prestbury Church (Cheshire).
1601-2. Constantine Turton, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
(English) belonging to Turton (Lancs), 13th- 14th cent. Turton = the Tower-Dwelling [Middle English tur, Late Old English tur (Latin turris), a tower + Middle English -ton, Old English tún, residence, estate] Turton Tower is one of the most interesting structures in the neighbourhood of Bolton.—Lanc. Legends, p. 59.
1. A chapelry in co. Lancaster. 2. At Chesterfield, after many generations of Treeton, or Treton, (from Treeton, a parish between that town and Sheffield) the name turns up in the parish register as Turton.
From Turton, in the hundred of Shelfold, in Lancashire, probably so called from Saxon, Tut or Tor, a tower, or Thur, or Thor, one of the Saxon deities., and ton—either a town having a tower, or sacred to Thor.
A location name in Lancashire.
The Turtons take their name from a town in the south - east part of Lancashire.
Turton Demographics
Average Turton Salary in
United States
$49,152 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Turton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Turton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Turtoń. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,817th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 599,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Turton are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name Turton is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 6,641 people, or 1 in 8,390. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Turton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Turton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Turton surname rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 791 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Turton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Turton are 13.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.63% being registered with the political party.
The amount Turton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 66.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,238 per year; in South Africa they earn 96.06% more than the national average, earning R 465,924 per year; in United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $53,862 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtoń | 94 | 288 | / |
| Thurton | 92 | 219 | / |
| Tourton | 92 | 36 | / |
| Turtoin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Turtone | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tourtong | 86 | 9 | / |
| Thourton | 86 | 3 | / |
| Thurrton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Torton | 83 | 130 | / |
| Turtan | 83 | 63 | / |
| Tirton | 83 | 58 | / |
| Turtun | 83 | 36 | / |
| Tourthong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Thurthong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Torthon | 77 | 10 | / |
| Turtank | 77 | 9 | / |
| Torhton | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tortoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tourtun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thirton | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tourthom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Turtanova | 67 | 117 | / |
| Tortan | 67 | 99 | / |
| Tirtan | 67 | 52 | / |
| Turtum | 67 | 29 | / |
| Turtunova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tourtanova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tirthan | 62 | 2 | / |
| Tirtaan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tirttan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thurtham | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thorthan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tortun | 50 | 28 | / |
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