Explore the Family Name Turkington

The meaning of Turkington

1. English and northern Irish (Armagh): variant of Torkington (see Talkington), now most common in northern Ireland, where it has been established since the 17th century. 2. Irish: in Ireland this name has also been adopted for the Scottish Gaelic name Mac Tuirc ‘son of Torc’, a byname based on torc ‘boar’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Turkington has seen a significant decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Turkington was ranked 38,942nd most common surname; however, a decade later it had dropped to the 68,949th position, showing a decrease of approximately 77%. The count of individuals with this surname declined from 533 to 285 during these years, which marks almost a 47% reduction. The proportion per 100,000 people also halved from 0.2 to 0.1 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,942	#68,949	-77.06%
Count	533	285	-46.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.1	-50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turkington

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Turkington, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, remained predominantly White between 2000 and 2010, experiencing a negligible decline of just 0.06%. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races rose from none in 2000 to about 2.1% in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic went from 3.38% in 2000 to none reported in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.5%	95.44%	-0.06%
Two or More Races	0%	2.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.38%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%