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    The surname Turkel

    A Yiddish surname, carried by 408 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T624

    Turkel: #51,066 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Turkel #51,066, 408 people Turkel: #51,066 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Turkel #51,066, 408 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turkel is more common than 68.5% of them.

    Origin

    Yiddish origin

    Two main origins: * From a reduced form of the Old Norse personal name Þórketill, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and ketill (“cauldron”). * A Jewish Ashkenazi surname, possibly from Yiddish טערקלטויב (terkltoyb, “turtle dove”).

    One of 31 Yiddish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 408 people named Turkel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 756,729 Americans. That is down 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 448.

    #51,066
    rank among US surnames
    408
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -8.9%
    change since 2000 (was #45,078)

    Who is named Turkel

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

    96% of people named Turkel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Turkels

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Joe Turkel
      American actor (1927–2022)
    • Ann Turkel
      American actress and former model, born 1946

    Other Yiddish surnames

    All 31 Yiddish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Turkel come from?
    Two main origins: * From a reduced form of the Old Norse personal name Þórketill, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and ketill (“cauldron”). * A Jewish Ashkenazi surname, possibly from Yiddish טערקלטויב (terkltoyb, “turtle dove”).
    How common is the surname Turkel?
    408 people in the United States had the surname Turkel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 756,729 Americans. It ranked 51,066th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Turkel?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Turkel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Turkel?
    Joe Turkel, American actor (1927–2022), followed by Ann Turkel.
    Where is the surname Turkel most common?
    Wikidata records people named Turkel in the United States.
    Is the surname Turkel getting more or less common?
    Less common. 448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 408 in 2010, down 8.9%.