Explore the Family Name Turns

The meaning of Turns

English (Durham): probably a variant of Torrance.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Turns' has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Turns' was ranked 56,246 in terms of popularity and this rank dropped to 61,585 in 2010, representing a fall by 9.49%. The count of people with this surname also declined from 340 in 2000 to 326 in 2010, indicating a 4.12% decrease. Correspondingly, proportion per 100,000 population for the surname 'Turns' decreased by 15.38% from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,246	#61,585	-9.49%
Count	340	326	-4.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turns

Moving onto the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Turns', the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. There were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity with the surname during either year. Contrarily, the Hispanic representation among those with the surname increased significantly by 108.84%, rising from 1.47% in 2000 to 3.07% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black saw a marginal decline from 19.12% in 2000 to 18.71% in 2010. Meanwhile, the White identified population experienced a minor drop of 2.78%, reducing from 77.94% in 2000 to 75.77% in 2010. Interestingly, the "two or more races" category emerged in 2010, accounting for 2.15% of individuals with the surname 'Turns'.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.94%	75.77%	-2.78%
Black	19.12%	18.71%	-2.14%
Hispanic	1.47%	3.07%	108.84%
Two or More Races	0%	2.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%