Turnour Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Turnour is how some branches of the Turner family came to write their name. The family name meaning is “Lathe worker”, the same as for Turner.

Turnour and Turner

Turnour is listed among the recognised spellings of Turner. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Tourner and Turnor.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Turner and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

For the full story, order the Turnour surname pack.