Explore the Family Name Turchin

The meaning of Turchin

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), Russian, and Ukrainian: nicknameor ethnic name from Russian turchin, Ukrainian turchyn ‘Turk’ (see Turk). 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Turchiny or Turchino in Belarus. Some characteristic forenames: Russian Aleksandr, Arkadiy, Arkady, Leonid, Lev, Pyotr.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Turchin has increased over a decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 43,629th in popularity with a count of 466, representing a proportion of 0.17 per 100,000 people. By 2010, Turchin moved up the ranks to place 41,728th with an increased count of 521, accounting for 0.18 per 100,000 individuals. This is equivalent to a change of 4.36 in rank and an 11.8% increase in people bearing the surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,629	#41,728	4.36%
Count	466	521	11.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.18	5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turchin

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Turchin surname identified as White across both years, although this percentage decreased slightly from 97.42% in 2000 to 95.59% in 2010. The presence of Hispanic ethnicity amongst Turchins saw a significant increase during this period, jumping from 1.29% in 2000 to 2.30% in 2010 -- a 78.29% change. People identifying as two or more races also increased slightly from 1.07% to 1.15%. However, there were no reported instances of Turchins of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.42%	95.59%	-1.88%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.3%	78.29%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.15%	7.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%