Explore the Family Name Turville

The meaning of Turville

English (Surrey and Hampshire; of Norman origin): 1. habitational name from Tourville‐la‐Campagne (Eure, France). The placename derives from the Old Norse personal name Thórr + Old French ville ‘farmstead, estate’ (from Latin villa). 2. occasionally a shortened form of Turberville.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the data indicates a slight decrease in the popularity of the surname Turville between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 70,906 in popularity with a count of 257 individuals carrying this name. However, by 2010, the ranking dropped to 75,317 and the number of individuals with this surname decreased slightly to 256. This represents a minor change of -6.22 in rank and -0.39 in count. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 also saw a decline of 10 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,906	#75,317	-6.22%
Count	257	256	-0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turville

In terms of ethnic identity associated with the surname Turville, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the proportion of those identifying as White increased from 93 percent to 95.31 percent, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races went from 3.5 percent to zero. There was also a slight increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, going from zero to 2.34 percent. The categories of Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93%	95.31%	2.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.34%	0%
Two or More Races	3.5%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%