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Turk

in Michigan

There are 396 people with the last name "Turk" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Turk 2,420
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  1. is 2,416th most common Brownlee
  2. is 2,417th most common Fortune
  3. is 2,418th most common Land
  4. is 2,419th most common Ledbetter
  5. is 2,420th most common Turk
  6. is 2,421st most common Bryson
  7. is 2,422nd most common Elliot
  8. is 2,423rd most common Gilchrist
  9. is 2,424th most common Hanes

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Turk

John, David, Charles, Mary, Deborah, James, Janet, Richard, Patricia, Cheryl

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 Michigan

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John Turk, MI (8 searches)
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