Turner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Turner Name Meaning: Has three possible meanings; either the maker of small objects; a fast runner which comes from the Middle Ages word 'turnen'; or coming from the Old French 'tornei' for someone in charge of a tournament.

It was first recorded in Leicestershire in 1191/2.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Turner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Turner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13,210
General Labourer 1,183
Agricultural Labourer 1,182
Coal Miner 1,053
Cotton Weaver 867
Domestic Servant 791
Dress Maker 676
Living On Own Means 618
Labourer 564
Living On Her Own Means 488
Farmer 461
General Servant Domestic 447
Laundress 387
Farm Labourer 383
General Servant 379
House Keeper 286
Carpenter 285
Blacksmith 283
Gardener 256
Clerk 216
General Domestic Servant 214
Grocer 213
Joiner 199
Tailor 198
Tailoress 198

Turner Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Turner 100% 577,264
2 Trainer 57% 3,714
3 Trainor 43% 1,432
4 Tarner 83% 1,012
5 Turnor 83% 768
6 Turnour 71% 354
7 Treanor 43% 350
8 Trenear 57% 313
9 Triner 67% 287
10 Truner 67% 257
11 Tranor 50% 233
12 Turnner 86% 217
13 Trenor 50% 214
14 Treneer 57% 194
15 Traner 67% 167

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The surname Turner is the most popular version of all its varients

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