Turnbull

English

Etymology

From turn +‎ bull, originally a nickname for someone who was strong enough to turn a bull.

Proper noun

Turnbull (plural Turnbulls)

An English surname transferred from the nickname.

Derived terms

Turnbull's blue

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Turnbull is the 4267^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8320 individuals. Turnbull is most common among White (86.05%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Turnbull”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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