Turok

See also: turok

English

Etymology

From Ukrainian Турок (Turok), from Ukrainian турок (turok, “Turk”) or perhaps a derivative of Proto-Slavic *turъ (“aurochs”).

Proper noun

Turok (plural Turoks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Turok is the 114424^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 153 individuals. Turok is most common among White (95.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Turok”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Slovak

Etymology

From Turek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈturɔk]

Proper noun

Turok m pers (female equivalent Turoková)

1. a male surname originating as an ethnonym

Declension

Declension of Turok (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Turok	Turkovia	Turkovci
genitive	Turka	Turkov	Turkovcov
dative	Turkovi	Turkom	Turkovcom
accusative	Turka	Turkov	Turkovcov
locative	Turkovi	Turkoch	Turkovcoch
instrumental	Turkom	Turkami	Turkovcami

Further reading

• “Turok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024