# Turi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/turi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 834 |
| US rank (2010) | 28,587 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 370,198 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.2% (862 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a Hungarian surname, from the placename Túr in Hungary. * As an Italian surname, from Turi, Apulia, from Ancient Greek Θυριαι (Thuriai). * Also as an Italian surname, shortened from Venturi. * Also as an Italian surname, variant of Turo (from Arturo, and also amatore), Tura, Ventura.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Turi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |

## Similar surnames

Turay, Tur, Terry, Thayer, Toro, Tyree, True, Troy, Tarr, Torrey, Tower, Torre.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.