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 Frenchtornier, "lathe", ultimately from Latin).[3] In this sense it is analogous to the German surnames
Drexel,
Drechsler,
Dressler, and
Dreyer, Polish
Tokarz, Finnish
Sorvari, Russian
Токарь (Tokarʼ) 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]
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
^
abc"Last name: Turner". SurnameDB: The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^Percy Hide Reaney; Richard Middlewood Wilson (1991).
"Turner, Turnor". A Dictionary of English Surnames (Third ed.). London & New York: Routledge. p. 3188.
ISBN9780415057370. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
This page lists people with the
surnameTurner. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
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 Frenchtornier, "lathe", ultimately from Latin).[3] In this sense it is analogous to the German surnames
Drexel,
Drechsler,
Dressler, and
Dreyer, Polish
Tokarz, Finnish
Sorvari, Russian
Токарь (Tokarʼ) 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]
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
^
abc"Last name: Turner". SurnameDB: The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^Percy Hide Reaney; Richard Middlewood Wilson (1991).
"Turner, Turnor". A Dictionary of English Surnames (Third ed.). London & New York: Routledge. p. 3188.
ISBN9780415057370. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
This page lists people with the
surnameTurner. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.