Explore the Family Name Turenne

The meaning of Turenne

French: habitational name from Turenne, the name of several places in the southwestern part of France, e.g. in Corrèze, named with pre-Latin tur ‘height’. History: In North America, this surname was originally (also) a secondary surname or dit (‘also called’) name, borne by Pierre Blanchard dit Turenne from Poitiers in Vienne, France, who married Gertrude-Michelle Dupuis in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1733. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Normand, Donat, Emile, Francois, Philomene, Serge, Yves.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Turenne saw an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking went up by about 8.66%, moving from 34,503rd place to 31,516th place. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also rose by roughly 18.2% during this period, increasing from 621 people to 734. The proportion of individuals named Turenne per 100,000 people increased as well, rising by 8.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,503	#31,516	8.66%
Count	621	734	18.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.25	8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turenne

The ethnicity of individuals with the surname Turenne also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the proportion of those identifying as White and those claiming two or more ethnicities decreased by 16.39% and 57.78% respectively, the proportion of Black individuals increased significantly by 40.07%. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase at 26.36%. No changes were recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.79%	56.68%	-16.39%
Black	28.5%	39.92%	40.07%
Hispanic	1.29%	1.63%	26.36%
Two or More Races	2.25%	0.95%	-57.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%