The turton Surname
turton Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from Turnton, a place in Lancashire
named from the Old Norse personal name þórr (see
Thor) + Old English tun ‘enclosure’,
‘settlement’. The surname is now as common in the Midlands as it is in
Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 82 - Messages: 251
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Henry Turton 1856 - son of David Turton |
 clarecelt
| 0 |
| Mary TURTON m John Goodman SIMKINS - Australia 1854 |
crandall11
| 10 |
| Turton |
hartas4
| 0 |
| Turton family from Middlesex, England. | Sally Roberts | 8 |
| Turton family from Middlesex or Chilbolton Hampshire |
jdjohnson1968
| 5 |
| Turtons in Nottingham |
martinandhelen_1
| 4 |
| turtons form Ackworth |
jayneturton66
| 6 |
| Turtons in Spain | Samuel Fernandez Turton | 2 |
| RE: Olive Jane Turton |
gypsiejoy61
| 0 |
| Mary Addie Turton |
BarbaraPeer
| 1 |
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