as a Last Name
- 8,170
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Turnbull
Meaning & Origins
Northern English (chiefly Northumbrian) and Scottish: variant, altered by folk etymology, of Trumble, on theory that it denoted a nickname for a man thought to be strong and brave enough to turn back a charging bull, from Middle English turn(en) ‘to turn’ + bul(l)e ‘bull’.
| 3,765th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,170
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virgin Island
- has the most people named Turnbull per capita
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