How common is the surname Turman?

5,155 people in the United States had the surname Turman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,892 Americans. It ranked 6,570th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Turman most common?

Wikidata records people named Turman in the United States.

Is the surname Turman getting more or less common?

More common. 4,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,155 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Turman

A surname, carried by 5,155 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turman is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,155 people named Turman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,892 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,935.

#6,570

rank among US surnames

5,155

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,350)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,566	Wrenn	5,160	59,834
#6,567	Gaylord	5,159	59,846
#6,569	Stlouis	5,158	59,858
#6,570	Turman	5,155	59,892
#6,571	Garofalo	5,152	59,927

Who is named Turman

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

66% of people named Turman identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Turmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Glynn Turman
American actor, born 1947

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Turman

Turman has the Soundex code T655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T655.

Questions

How common is the surname Turman?: 5,155 people in the United States had the surname Turman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,892 Americans. It ranked 6,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Turman?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Turman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Turman?: Glynn Turman, American actor.
Where is the surname Turman most common?: Wikidata records people named Turman in the United States.
Is the surname Turman getting more or less common?: More common. 4,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,155 in 2010, up 4.5%.