Explore the Family Name Turan

The meaning of Turan

1. Turkish: ornamental name from Turan, the name of a region of Central Asia, which represents an ideal land where all Turks live. 2. Slovak: habitational name for someone from a village named Turá. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Kazim, Abdullah, Ahmet, Emin, Hamza, Hatice, Hayati, Huseyin, Levent, Mete, Metin, Mohammed.

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How common is the last name Turan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Turan exhibited a rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 35,797 but improved to rank 33,856 by 2010, signifying a growth of 5.42%. The number of individuals carrying this surname increased from 593 in 2000 to 672 in 2010, marking a 13.32% increase. Furthermore, the proportion of this surname per 100k people experienced an increment of 4.55%, growing from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#33,856	5.42%
Count	593	672	13.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.23	4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turan

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Turan also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010 as depicted in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0% to 1.64%. However, the data shows a decrease of 58.19% in those identifying with two or more races, from 6.41% to 2.68%. Individuals identifying as white had an increase of 3.48%, from 88.87% to 91.96%. There were slight decreases in the categories of Hispanic and Black, falling by 6.88% and 11.90% respectively. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.87%	91.96%	3.48%
Hispanic	3.2%	2.98%	-6.88%
Two or More Races	6.41%	2.68%	-58.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.64%	0%
Black	0.84%	0.74%	-11.9%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%