as a Last Name
- 9,622
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Turk
Meaning & Origins
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.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,622
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Wyoming
- has the most people named Turk per capita
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