Turner (surname)

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Turner
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A woman working a modern lathe
Origin
Word/nameMiddle English
Derivation"one who works a lathe"
Region of originFrance, England
Other names
Variant form(s)Turnor, Thurner, Tourner, Tournor
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Turner is a common surname originating from Normandy, France, arriving in England after the Norman conquest with the earliest known records dated in the 12th century. It is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.[1][2]

Most often it derives from an occupational name applied to a maker of small objects out of wood, metal or bone, by turning on a lathe (from Old French tornier, "lathe", ultimately from Latin).[3] In this sense it is analogous to the German surnames Drexel, Drechsler, Dressler, and Dreyer, Polish Tokarz, Finnish Sorvari and related to English surnames such as Potter and Crocker.[4][5] Other occasional origins include Old French tournoieur, referring to someone either in charge of, or who participates in a tournament, and Turnhare, referring to a fast runner (one who can outrun a hare).[6]

Early recordings of this surname include Ralph le Turner in the late 12th century. The earliest recorded spelling of this family name dates from 1180 for "Warner le Turnur".[1]

List of people with surname Turner[]

The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up by artist J. M. W. Turner
  • Captain Turner (disambiguation), various people

Common combinations of given name and surname "Turner"[]

These links lead to disambiguation pages

  • Alan Turner
  • Alfred Turner
  • Alex Turner
  • Andrew Turner
  • Ann Turner
  • Anna Turner
  • Anne Turner
  • Benjamin Turner
  • Brad Turner
  • Brian Turner
  • Charles Turner
  • Chris Turner
  • Dan Turner
  • Daniel Turner
  • David Turner
  • Edward Turner
  • Fred Turner
  • George Turner
  • Henry Turner
  • Hugh Turner
  • Jack Turner
  • James Turner
  • Jay Turner
  • Jim Turner
  • Jimmy Turner
  • Joe Turner
  • Joel Turner
  • John Turner
  • Kyle Turner
  • Lynn Turner
  • Mark Turner
  • Matt Turner
  • Michael Turner
  • Neil Turner
  • Pat Turner
  • Paul Turner
  • Philip Turner
  • Richard Turner
  • Robert Turner
  • Roger Turner
  • Ron Turner
  • Steve Turner
  • Stuart Turner
  • Thomas Turner
  • William Turner

Less common first names[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Alan Turner (Emmerdale), played by Richard Thorp on Emmerdale
  • Cole Turner, character in Charmed played by Julian McMahon
  • Darnell Turner, character played by Eddie Steeples in My Name Is Earl
  • Dave Turner, character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Gus Turner, in the TV series Robotboy
  • Heidi Turner, minor character in South Park animated TV series
  • Naomi Turner from Elena of Avalor
  • Owen Turner, character in EastEnders
  • Scott Turner, a character from the 1989 film Turner and Hooch.
  • Terence Turner, son of Alan Turner in Emmerdale, played by Stephen Marchant and then Nick Brimble
  • Timmy Turner, main character on the Nickelodeon animated TV series The Fairly OddParents
    • Mr. and Mrs. Turner, Timmy's dumb, idiotic parents
  • Vernon Turner, character in the Fox television series Empire, played by Malik Yoba
  • Violet Turner, a character in Private Practice
  • Will Turner, fictional character, and one of the protagonists, in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
    • Bootstrap Bill Turner, Will's twice cursed pirate father
    • Henry Turner, Will Turner's and Elizabeth Swann's son
  • Sean and Dorothy Turner, main characters on Apple's 2019 show Servant
  • Jeanette Turner, main character on Freeform's recent miniseries Cruel Summer. Her parents are Gregory and Cindy, her elder brother is Derek.

See also[]

  • Justice Turner (disambiguation)
  • Turner (potters), John, and his sons John and William, a family active in that trade in England 1756–1829
  • C. Turner Joy (1895–1956), U.S. Navy Admiral in World War II and the Korean War

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Last name: Turner". SurnameDB: The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ Percy Hide Reaney; Richard Middlewood Wilson (1991). "Turner, Turnor". A Dictionary of English Surnames (Third ed.). London & New York: Routledge. p. 3188. ISBN 9780415057370. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ Powell, Kimberly. "Turner – Name Meaning and Origin". ThoughtCo. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. ^ Elsdon Coles Smith (1986). American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-8063-1150-0.
  5. ^ Patrick Hanks (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
  6. ^ William Alexander Francis Browne; Percy Hide Reaney; Richard Middlewood Wilson (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Psychology Press. p. 3188. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0.
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