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Turk

in Texas

There are 773 people with the last name "Turk" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Turk 2,809
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  1. is 2,805th most common Coyle
  2. is 2,806th most common Lipscomb
  3. is 2,807th most common Nunley
  4. is 2,808th most common Ruth
  5. is 2,809th most common Turk
  6. is 2,810th most common Orsak
  7. is 2,811th most common Schreiber
  8. is 2,812th most common Seaton
  9. is 2,813th most common Swartz

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Turk

William, James, Michael, Robert, David, John, George, Linda, Mary, Patricia

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 Texas

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William Turk, TX (9 searches)
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