How common is the surname Turney?

6,803 people in the United States had the surname Turney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,384 Americans. It ranked 5,145th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Turney?

Hopkins L. Turney, American politician (1797-1857), followed by Peter Turney.

Where is the surname Turney most common?

Wikidata records people named Turney in the United States.

Is the surname Turney getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,803 in 2010, down 6.3%.

The surname Turney

A Norman place surname, carried by 6,803 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turney is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various places in France called Tournai, Tournay or Tourny.

Turney is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,803 people named Turney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,384 Americans. That is down 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,263.

#5,145

rank among US surnames

6,803

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

-6.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,496)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,136	Trainor	6,816	45,297
#5,137	Bechtel	6,813	45,317
#5,138	Richie	6,812	45,324
#5,139	Geller	6,810	45,337
#5,140	Larosa	6,808	45,350
#5,141	Ard	6,807	45,357
#5,142	Rutkowski	6,805	45,370

Who is named Turney

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

83% of people named Turney identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Turneys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hopkins L. Turney
American politician (1797-1857)
Peter Turney
American politician (1827–1903)
Edwin Turney
American businessman (1929–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Turney

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

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Turney come from?: Habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various places in France called Tournai, Tournay or Tourny.
How common is the surname Turney?: 6,803 people in the United States had the surname Turney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,384 Americans. It ranked 5,145th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Turney?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Turney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Turney?: Hopkins L. Turney, American politician (1797-1857), followed by Peter Turney.
Where is the surname Turney most common?: Wikidata records people named Turney in the United States.
What type of surname is Turney?: Turney is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Turney getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,803 in 2010, down 6.3%.