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Turner name meaning

First Name
9k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
349k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Turner mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Turner

User Submitted Origins

English
73%
German
18%
Mexican
9%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Texas, U.S. says the name Turner means "Gift of god".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Turn"er
Senses
  1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form articles with a lathe.
  2. [Zoöl] A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
noun Tur"ner
A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.

Etymology: G

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
  2. One of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope
  3. A lathe operator
  4. A tumbler who is a member of a turnverein
  5. United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
  6. English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
  7. United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
  8. United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
Wiktionary

From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.

  1. An English and Scottish surname​.

Turner was also found in the following language(s): Alemannic German and German

Notable Persons Named Turner

Notable Persons Named Turner

Turner Gill

Turner Gill is a college coach. Turner was born on August 13th, 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Turner Layton

Turner was born on July 2nd, 1894. He breathed his last breath on February 6th, 1978.

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Turner Ward

Turner Ward is an athlete for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Turner was born on April 11th, 1965 in Orlando, Florida.

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Turner

Turner was born on December 22nd, 1945.

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Turner Stevenson

Turner Stevenson is a hockey player. He was most prominent from 1992 to 2006. Turner was born on May 18th, 1972 in Prince George, British Columbia.

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Turner Battle

Turner Battle is a basketball player for the BC Kalev/Cramo, Étendard de Brest, Fort Worth Flyers, and Buffalo Sharks. He was most active from 2005 to 2006. Turner was born on January 11th, 1983 in Kernersville, North Carolina.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Turner

Notable Persons With the Last Name Turner

Tina Turner

Her career lasted from 1958 to 1958. Tina was given the name Anna Mae Bullock on November 26th, 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee, U.S. Tina is also known as Anna Mae Turner, Tina Turner Bach, Little Ann, and Ann.

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Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner is an actress. Their ongoing career started in 2011. Sophie was born on February 21st, 1996 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Aidan Turner

Aidan Turner is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 2007 to present. Aidan was born on June 19th, 1983 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Nat Turner

Nat was born Nat Turner on October 2nd, 1800 in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. He breathed his last breath on November 11th, 1831.

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Ted Turner

Ted Turner is a media tycoon. Ted was given the name Robert Edward Turner III on November 19th, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

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Alex Turner

Alex Turner is an indie rock musician and singer-songwriter. His most notable accomplishments were from 2002 to present. Alex was given the name Alexander David Turner on January 6th, 1986 in High Green, Sheffield, England.

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  • J. M. W. Turner
    Artist
  • Kathleen Turner
    Actress
  • Lana Turner
    Actress
  • Evan Turner
    Basketball Player
  • Ike Turner
    Musician
  • Bree Turner
    Actress
  • Toby Turner
  • Nina Turner
  • Frank Turner
    Singer-songwriter
  • Janine Turner
    Actress
  • Josh Otis Turner
    Musician
  • Joe Lynn Turner
    Singer-songwriter
  • Anthea Turner
    Journalist
  • John Turner
    Lawyer

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Turner U.S.
  White 64.25% 64.26%
  African American 30.13% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.42% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.60% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.38% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.23% 16.26%

Of Last Name Turner

People with the last name Turner are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Turner

  • What name lists does Turner rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Turner? Turner is the 2,754th most popular name of all time. As a last name Turner was the 54th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Turner have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 9,017 babies born with the first name Turner in the United States. That's more than enough people named Turner to occupy the country of Saint Barth with an estimated population of 8,902 (as of January 1, 2009).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Turner? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 11 new born babies.
  • When was Turner first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Turner is Wednesday, January 20th, 1869.
  • What year had the most people named Turner born? The highest recorded use of the first name Turner was in 2019 with a total of 243 babies.
  • Random Turner Factoid: According to the 2014 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Turner is not a popular baby boy's name in Washington. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Washington have the same name in 2014.
  • Weird things about the name Turner: The name spelled backwards is Renrut. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Rrneut. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Turner? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 348,627 people with the last name Turner.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Turner? Turner was ranked as the 54th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
  • Turner name meaning

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