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    The surname Turin

    A surname, carried by 337 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /təˈɹɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex T650

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turin is more common than 63.1% of them.

    Origin

    From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 337 people named Turin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 916,159 Americans. That is down 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 358.

    #59,901
    rank among US surnames
    337
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -5.9%
    change since 2000 (was #54,020)

    Who is named Turin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    85% of people named Turin identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 9.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Turin

    Turin has the Soundex code T650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T650.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Turin come from?
    From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.
    How common is the surname Turin?
    337 people in the United States had the surname Turin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 916,159 Americans. It ranked 59,901st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Turin?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Turin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Turin?
    Turin is /təˈɹɪn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Turin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 358 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 337 in 2010, down 5.9%.