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Turner

“Occupational surname for someone who worked as a turner or tumbler” — English origin

Boy's name · #1097 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Turner has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #353 (1888) · 9,989 babies named Turner all-time · 1 in 9,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Turners

• Turner Ashby — Confederate Army general (1828–1862)
• Turner Layton — American musician (1894–1978)
• Turner Stevenson — Canadian ice hockey player
• Turner Ward — American baseball player
• Turner Barber — American baseball player (1893–1968)

In stories & tradition

• Turner D. Century — Earth-616
• Turner — The Boy
• Turner Swift — A Trip to Chinatown

What Turners become

Among 43 notable people named Turner:

Athletes appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player.

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