Turner

Where Turner comes from

From Middle English Turner, Turnur, Turnure, Turnour, from Middle English turner, turnare, tornere, an occupational surname for a turner or tumbler.
— Wiktionary's entry for Turner
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1828
    Turner Ashby born
    Confederate Army general
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #571 among boys — 11 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1888
    Peak, #353
    27 babies named Turner — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1891
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #564.
  5. 1972
    Turner Stevenson born
    Canadian ice hockey player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Turner Ashby · Confederate Army general, 1828–1862
  • Turner Stevenson · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1972
  • Turner Ward · American baseball player, born 1965
  • Turner W. Bell · American lawyer, 1818–1948
  • Turner Barber · American baseball player, 1893–1968

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.