Turvey

English

Etymology

From Old English turf (“turf, sod”) + īeġ (“island”).

Proper noun

Turvey (countable and uncountable, plural Turveys)

1. A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9452).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Turvey is the 28704^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 830 individuals. Turvey is most common among White (92.65%) individuals.

Further reading

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