Explore the Family Name Turnock

The meaning of Turnock

English (Staffordshire and Cheshire): habitational name from Turnock in Siddington (Cheshire). The etymology of the placename is uncertain, but it may be from Old English thurnuc, thornuc ‘thorny place’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Turnock experienced a slight fluctuation in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Turnock was ranked as the 77,222nd most popular surname in the country. By 2010, however, it had fallen slightly to rank 80,926th, marking a 4.8% decrease in its popularity ranking. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with the surname Turnock increased slightly from 231 in 2000 to 234 in 2010, illustrating a 1.3% growth. Nonetheless, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an 11.11% decline, dropping from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,222	#80,926	-4.8%
Count	231	234	1.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turnock

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Turnock identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.54% of Turnocks identified as White, which slightly decreased to 94.44% by 2010, representing a 2.18% change. Interestingly, the data also reveals a new development in 2010 – some Turnocks began identifying with two or more races, accounting for 3.85% of the total. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	94.44%	-2.18%
Two or More Races	0%	3.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%