Turkel
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English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- From a reduced form of the Old Norse personal name Þórketill, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and ketill (“cauldron”).
- A Jewish Ashkenazi surname, possibly from Yiddish טערקלטויב (terkltoyb, “turtle dove”).
Proper noun
Turkel (plural Turkels)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Turkel is the 51066th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 408 individuals. Turkel is most common among White (96.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Turkel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.