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Turk

in Alabama

There are 292 people with the last name "Turk" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Turk 1,992
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  1. is 1,988th most common Farrell
  2. is 1,989th most common Haddock
  3. is 1,990th most common Hatchett
  4. is 1,991st most common Smoot
  5. is 1,992nd most common Turk
  6. is 1,993rd most common Cone
  7. is 1,994th most common Deaton
  8. is 1,995th most common Flippo
  9. is 1,996th most common Gaskin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Turco, Torchia, Turkington, Turkel, Turkovich, Turck, Turko, Turchi, Turks, Turkowski

Most Common First Names for Turk

William, Thomas, Dorothy, David, John, Christopher, Demetria, James, Alan, Carolyn

Meaning & History

English (mainly Gloucestershire), Dutch, and German (also Türk): from Middle English, Old French turc, Middle High and Low German Turc ‘Turk’, from Turkish türk. In theory this could be an ethnic name but, both in England and northwest Europe, it is generally a nickname for a person with black hair and a swarthy complexion or a cruel, rowdy, or unruly person. The Dutch and German surname also represents a house name, derived from the use of a picture of a Turk as a house sign. It is also found as a nickname for someone who had taken part in the wars against the Turks.

English: from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from Turkel, misanalyzed as containing the Old French diminutive suffix -el.

Scottish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Tuirc, a patronymic from the byname Torc ‘boar’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ethnic name denoting someone from Turkey or anywhere in the Ottoman Empire, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Turk.

Americanized form of the Greek ethnic name Tourkos ‘Turk’. See also Turco.

Recent Searches for "Turk" in Alabama

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William Turk, AL (8 searches)
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