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 Male Turton Height
177.61 cm
Average Female Turton Height
162.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Turton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Turton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Turton is most common in England. It may appear as: Turtoń. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Turton? popularity and diffusion
Turton is the 42,817th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 599,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Turton reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Turton is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.
The surname Turton is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 6,641 people, or 1 in 8,390. In England Turton is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 13 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 8 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Turton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Turton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 791 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Turton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Turton surname are 13.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.63% being registered to vote for the 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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