The turnmire Surname
turnmire Name Meaning and History
Americanized spelling of German Dürmeyer or Dürrenmayer, a distinguishing name either for a tenant farmer (see Meyer) who sold his produce at a high price (Middle Low German dure ‘dear’, ‘expensive’), or, in the south, a tenant farmer whose farm was by water (Middle High German dur ‘water’ appears in field names).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| turnmires in hancock co.tn | b gamble trent | 18 |
| Ashe County, NC Turnmires |
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| N.C. Turnmires | Judy | 8 |
| John Turnmire, Mary Brower Turnmire, Ida Turnmire Nolting - Knox/Sullivan Counties, Indiana | Julie J. Adams | 2 |
| which limb am I from? | nancy lee turnmire ohaver | 3 |
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| obit for Gloria D. Turnmire | tigerlily =';'= | 1 |
| Jacob C. and Jane (Epperson) Turnmire | Gary G. Lloyd | 0 |
| James Turnmire, b. 1845 in TN | Gary G. Lloyd | 0 |
| TURNMIRE/BEAN-Montgomery Co.NC |
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