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UK surname

Turville

A locational surname derived from a place name in Buckinghamshire, England.

In the 1881 census there were 133 people recorded with the Turville surname, ranking it #16,676 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 158, ranked #22,904, down from #16,676 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Sutton Coldfield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stratford-on-Avon, East Hertfordshire and Mid Sussex.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Turville is 194 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 18.8%.

1881 census count

133

Ranked #16,676

Modern count

158

2016, ranked #22,904

Peak year

1911

194 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Turville had 133 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #16,676 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 158 in 2016, ranked #22,904.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 194 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Turville surname distribution map

The map shows where the Turville surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Turville surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Turville over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 38 #26,502
1861 historical 72 #24,643
1881 historical 133 #16,676
1891 historical 179 #16,198
1901 historical 170 #16,762
1911 historical 194 #15,250
1997 modern 171 #19,438
1998 modern 167 #20,258
1999 modern 170 #20,153
2000 modern 182 #19,300
2001 modern 173 #19,635
2002 modern 155 #21,431
2003 modern 161 #20,697
2004 modern 155 #21,352
2005 modern 150 #21,786
2006 modern 161 #20,972
2007 modern 162 #21,115
2008 modern 160 #21,521
2009 modern 158 #22,168
2010 modern 167 #21,835
2011 modern 166 #21,745
2012 modern 167 #21,598
2013 modern 170 #21,726
2014 modern 163 #22,547
2015 modern 165 #22,241
2016 modern 158 #22,904

Geography

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Where Turvilles are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Sutton Coldfield, London parishes and Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stratford-on-Avon, East Hertfordshire, Mid Sussex, Gravesham and Mendip. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Pilton, North Wootton, Shepton Mallet, Croscombe Somerset
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire
4 London parishes London 3
5 Leicester St Margaret and Bishop's Fee, Leicester All Saints, Blackfriars Leicestershire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stratford-on-Avon 015 Stratford-on-Avon
2 East Hertfordshire 018 East Hertfordshire
3 Mid Sussex 007 Mid Sussex
4 Gravesham 011 Gravesham
5 Mendip 009 Mendip

Forenames

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First names often paired with Turville

These lists show first names that appear often with the Turville surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Turville

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Turville, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Turville surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Turville household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Turville is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Turville is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Turville falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Turville is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Turville, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Turville

The surname Turville originated in England, with early records dating back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Old English words "tor" meaning a tower or hill, and "ville" meaning a town or village, referring to a settlement situated on a hill.

One of the earliest known references to the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Buckinghamshire in 1183, where it is recorded as "Torvilla". This indicates that the name was likely derived from a place name, possibly a village or settlement called Turville in Buckinghamshire.

In the 13th century, the surname appeared in various spellings such as "Turvill", "Turvyle", and "Turvile" in records from Oxfordshire and Berkshire. This suggests that the name was associated with multiple locations in the surrounding areas.

The Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landowners and properties in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the surname Turville. However, it does mention several place names that may have contributed to the formation of the surname, such as "Toruuorde" in Buckinghamshire.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Turville was Sir William Turville, who lived in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. He was a prominent landowner and held the manor of Turville in Buckinghamshire.

Another notable figure was John Turville, who was born in Oxfordshire around 1460 and served as a Member of Parliament for Wallingford in 1491.

In the 16th century, records show a Thomas Turville, born in Berkshire around 1520, who was a successful merchant and landowner.

During the English Civil War in the 17th century, a Richard Turville from Buckinghamshire fought on the Parliamentarian side and was later appointed as a Justice of the Peace.

In the 18th century, a prominent member of the Turville family was Sir Edward Turville, born in 1720 in Buckinghamshire, who served as a Member of Parliament for Aylesbury and was knighted for his services.

While the Turville surname has its roots in England, particularly in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Turville families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Turville surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Warwickshire leads with 60 Turvilles recorded in 1881 and an index of 18.34x.

County Total Index
Warwickshire 60 18.34x
Leicestershire 26 18.07x
Surrey 11 1.74x
Somerset 9 4.31x
Essex 6 2.34x
Middlesex 5 0.39x
Sussex 5 2.29x
Hampshire 4 1.50x
Berkshire 2 2.05x
Lancashire 2 0.13x
Gloucestershire 1 0.39x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.57x
Staffordshire 1 0.23x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Aston in Warwickshire leads with 42 Turvilles recorded in 1881 and an index of 46.62x.

Place Total Index
Aston 42 46.62x
Melton Mowbray 23 888.03x
Shepton Mallet 9 384.62x
Sutton Coldfield 8 232.56x
Coventry St Michael 5 47.57x
Islington London 5 3.98x
Bermondsey 4 10.36x
Foleshill 4 116.28x
Morden 4 1290.32x
Petworth 4 305.34x
Ash Normandy 3 348.84x
Brading 3 84.99x
East Horndon 2 909.09x
Ingrave 2 869.57x
Liverpool 2 2.14x
Roxwell 2 555.56x
Aldershot 1 11.22x
Birmingham 1 0.92x
Husbands Bosworth 1 270.27x
Leicester St Mary 1 8.61x
Lichfield St Michael 1 72.99x
Nottingham St Nicholas 1 42.02x
Pucklechurch 1 175.44x
Sandhurst 1 52.91x
Slaugham 1 140.85x
Swinford 1 555.56x
Wantage 1 64.52x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Turville surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Turville surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

FAQ

Turville surname: questions and answers

How common was the Turville surname in 1881?

In 1881, 133 people were recorded with the Turville surname. That placed it at #16,676 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Turville surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 158 in 2016. That gives Turville a modern rank of #22,904.

What does the Turville surname mean?

A locational surname derived from a place name in Buckinghamshire, England.

What does the Turville map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Turville bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.