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    The surname Turley

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 10,524 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtɜ(ɹ)li/ 2 syllables Soundex T640

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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). Turley is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare McCurley.

    Turley is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,524 people named Turley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,337 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,102.

    #3,398
    rank among US surnames
    10,524
    people in 2010
    3.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.2%
    change since 2000 (was #3,246)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,389Bayer10,54429,282
    #3,390Sager10,54129,290
    #3,391Kinder10,53929,296
    #3,392Koontz10,53829,298
    #3,394Villatoro10,53529,307
    #3,395O'Shea10,53129,318
    #3,396Kimmel10,52829,326

    Who is named Turley

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

    89% of people named Turley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Turleys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy
      Bishop in the Piura Region of Peru, born 1943
    • Thomas B. Turley
      American politician, 1845–1910

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Turley

    Turley has the Soundex code T640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T640.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Turley come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare McCurley.
    How common is the surname Turley?
    10,524 people in the United States had the surname Turley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,337 Americans. It ranked 3,398th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Turley?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Turley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Turley?
    Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, bishop in the Piura Region of Peru, followed by Thomas B. Turley.
    Where is the surname Turley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Turley in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Turley?
    Turley is /ˈtɜ(ɹ)li/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Turley?
    Turley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Turley getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,524 in 2010, up 4.2%.