Turnidge Family History
Turnidge Name Meaning
English (Essex): nickname recorded as Turnehache in 1381 from Middle English turn(en) ‘to swing (a door gate) open or closed’ (Old English turnian Old French torner) + hacche ‘small door gate’ (Old English hæcc ‘hatch grating’) presumably a nickname for a doorman or gatekeeper.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022