Tur
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tur"
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Catalan Tur, probably a topographic surname from tur (“tufa, porous limestone”).
- Borrowed from Polish Tur, from the nickname tur (“aurochs”).
Proper noun
Tur (plural Turs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tur is the 36286th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 617 individuals. Tur is most common among White (47.0%) and Hispanic/Latino (43.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From tur (“aurochs”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tur m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Tur
Proper noun
Tur f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Tur”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тоуръ (turŭ, “aurochs, bull”).
Proper noun
Tur m
- A locality in Negrești-Oaș, Satu Mare, Romania
Turkish
Proper noun
Tur
- a male given name
Walloon
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tur
- a male given name