How common is the surname Turnbull?

8,320 people in the United States had the surname Turnbull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,109 Americans. It ranked 4,267th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Turnbull?

Wendy Turnbull, Australian tennis player, followed by Hamish Turnbull.

Where is the surname Turnbull most common?

Wikidata records people named Turnbull in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Turnbull getting more or less common?

More common. 8,067 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,320 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Turnbull

A nickname surname, carried by 8,320 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T651

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turnbull is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

From turn + bull, originally a nickname for someone who was strong enough to turn a bull.

Turnbull is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,320 people named Turnbull in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,109 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,067.

#4,267

rank among US surnames

8,320

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,049)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,263	Camara	8,324	37,091
#4,265	Hauck	8,322	37,100
#4,266	Hutcheson	8,321	37,104
#4,267	Faison	8,320	37,109
#4,269	Melchor	8,319	37,113

Who is named Turnbull

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

86% of people named Turnbull identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Turnbulls

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wendy Turnbull
Australian tennis player, born 1952
Hamish Turnbull
British cyclist, born 1999
Margaret Turnbull
American astronomer, born 1975
Colin Turnbull
British American anthropologist (1924-1994)
Michael Turnbull
Australian soccer player, born 1981

Notable Turnbulls come mostly from Australia (2), the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Turnbull

Turnbull has the Soundex code T651, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T651.

Questions

Where does the surname Turnbull come from?: From turn + bull, originally a nickname for someone who was strong enough to turn a bull.
How common is the surname Turnbull?: 8,320 people in the United States had the surname Turnbull in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,109 Americans. It ranked 4,267th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Turnbull?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Turnbull identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Turnbull?: Wendy Turnbull, Australian tennis player, followed by Hamish Turnbull.
Where is the surname Turnbull most common?: Wikidata records people named Turnbull in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
What type of surname is Turnbull?: Turnbull is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Turnbull getting more or less common?: More common. 8,067 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,320 in 2010, up 3.1%.