How common is the surname Turpin?

11,937 people in the United States had the surname Turpin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,865 Americans. It ranked 3,005th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Turpin?

Ben Turpin, American actor (1869-1940), followed by Randy Turpin.

Where is the surname Turpin most common?

Wikidata records people named Turpin in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Turpin getting more or less common?

More common. 11,475 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,937 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Turpin

A surname, carried by 11,937 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turpin is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,937 people named Turpin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,865 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,475.

#3,005

rank among US surnames

11,937

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #2,873)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,996	Stack	11,967	25,800
#2,997	Chowdhury	11,961	25,813
#2,998	Pascual	11,959	25,817
#2,999	Qualls	11,958	25,819
#3,000	Persaud	11,956	25,823
#3,001	Fortner	11,951	25,834
#3,003	Gilman	11,946	25,845

Who is named Turpin

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

83% of people named Turpin identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Turpins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Turpin
American actor (1869-1940)
Randy Turpin
British boxer (1928-1966)
Tom Turpin
American ragtime composer and saloon-keeper (1871-1922)
Melvin Turpin
American basketball player (1960-2010)

Notable Turpins come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Turpin

Turpen

Turpin has the Soundex code T615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T615.

Questions

How common is the surname Turpin?: 11,937 people in the United States had the surname Turpin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,865 Americans. It ranked 3,005th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Turpin?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Turpin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Turpin?: Ben Turpin, American actor (1869-1940), followed by Randy Turpin.
Where is the surname Turpin most common?: Wikidata records people named Turpin in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Turpin getting more or less common?: More common. 11,475 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,937 in 2010, up 4.0%.