How common is the surname Turrentine?

1,630 people in the United States had the surname Turrentine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. It ranked 17,337th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Turrentine?

Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000), followed by Tommy Turrentine.

Where is the surname Turrentine most common?

Wikidata records people named Turrentine in the United States.

Is the surname Turrentine getting more or less common?

More common. 1,536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,630 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Turrentine

A surname, carried by 1,630 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex T653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turrentine is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,630 people named Turrentine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,536.

#17,337

rank among US surnames

1,630

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,054)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,331	Uhler	1,631	189,298
#17,337	Shake	1,630	189,414
#17,345	Estey	1,629	189,531

Who is named Turrentine

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

59% of people named Turrentine identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Turrentines

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stanley Turrentine
American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000)
Tommy Turrentine
American swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer (1928–1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Turrentine

Trent

Turrentine has the Soundex code T653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T653.

Questions

How common is the surname Turrentine?: 1,630 people in the United States had the surname Turrentine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. It ranked 17,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Turrentine?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Turrentine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Turrentine?: Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000), followed by Tommy Turrentine.
Where is the surname Turrentine most common?: Wikidata records people named Turrentine in the United States.
Is the surname Turrentine getting more or less common?: More common. 1,536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,630 in 2010, up 6.1%.