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Turner Family History
Turner Genealogy & Family TreeTurner is an English name first found in Oxfordshire, England, where the family held a seat from the 11th Century. It comes from the Old French word tourneour, which means “to turn on a lathe,” and refers to a lathe worker (or someone who worked with a spinning tool to cut, sand, drill, etc.). Alternately, it may refer to the nickname “Turn hare,” meaning someone who runs faster than even a hare. Roots for this name can also be found in Austria and Germany. It is the 28th most common surname in the United Kingdom and the 49th most common in the United States. The family motto is Amino et fide or “By courage and faith.”
Other spellings include “Tourner,” “Tournor,” “Turnor,” “Turner,” “Turney,” “Tarner,” “Terner,” “Tourneau,” “Turnerus,” and “Turnoure.” Notable people with the surname include American actress Kathleen Turner (Romancing the Stone, Friends, Peggy Sue Got Married), American actress Julia Jean Mildred Frances Turner (better known as Lana Turner), British actress Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), and American singer Tina Turner. One of the first Turners on record was Warner le Turnur in 1180. The first Turner to come to America was William Turner in Maine in 1607.
Turner Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Melissa Turner -- --, 1843 December 0, 1910 Illinois
- John W. Turner -- --, 1836 October 21, 1862
- John Turner -- --, 1772 December 0, 1850 North Carolina
- Jonathan Turner -- --, 1814 October 12, 1862 North Carolina
- Elizabeth Turner -- --, 1732 December 0, 1809
Turner Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Miles Turner -- --, 1822 April 0, 1865
- Rebecca Turner -- --, 1824 August 0, 1863
- Thomas Turner -- --, 1732 January 1, 1820
- Annie Turner -- --, 1908 December 18, 2000
- John Turner -- --, 1748 June 29, 1829
