Explore the Family Name Turberville

The meaning of Turberville

English (of Norman origin): habitational name, probably from Thouberville (Eure), or possibly from Trubleville (Seine-Maritime), both in France. The two may have been confused in surname usage.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Turberville ranked 26,078 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to a ranking of 27,678 in 2010, marking a decrease of 6.14%. The number of people with this surname also declined from 883 in 2000 to 869 in 2010, representing a marginal drop of 1.59%. Furthermore, the proportion of the Turberville surname per 100k people decreased by 12.12% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,078	#27,678	-6.14%
Count	883	869	-1.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turberville

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides some insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Turberville surname. In 2010, about 95.05% of people with this surname identified as White, a slight increase from 94.68% in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise from 0.57% in 2000 to 1.38% in 2010. However, representation among Black individuals decreased significantly from 3.06% to 0.92%, while the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives fell by 32.35%. As for Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more races, there was no recorded change between 2000 and 2010 for the former, while the latter showed an appearance in the 2010 data with 1.96% having the Turberville surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	95.05%	0.39%
Two or More Races	0%	1.96%	0%
Hispanic	0.57%	1.38%	142.11%
Black	3.06%	0.92%	-69.93%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.02%	0.69%	-32.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%