Turnbull is a northern English and Scottish surname. For theories of its etymology, see Clan Turnbull.
Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Turnbull (drummer), Australian jazz drummerAlan Turnbull, Lord TurnbullAndrew Turnbull (colonist) (1718–1792), early British colonizer of FloridaAndrew Turnbull (rugby union)Andrew Turnbull, Baron Turnbull (born 1945), head of the British Civil Service and Cabinet SecretaryAnn Turnbull (born 1943), British writer of fiction for children and young adultsBernard Turnbull (1904–1984), Wales rugby union captainBill Turnbull (born 1956), British television presenterBob Turnbull, Scottish footballerCharles Wesley Turnbull, governor of the U.S. Virgin IslandsColin Turnbull, anthropologist and authorDavid Turnbull (disambiguation)Derek Turnbull (1926–2006), New Zealand long distance runnerDoug Turnbull (1903–1993), American lacrosse playerDouglass Turnbull, Professor of Neurology at the Newcastle UniversityDrew Turnbull, Andrew "Drew" Turnbull, Scottish rugby league footballer of the 1950s for Leeds and Great BritainEddie Turnbull, Scottish football player and managerFred Turnbull (footballer born 1888), English footballer with Coventry City and SouthamptonGael Turnbull, Scottish poet who was an important precursor of the British Poetry RevivalGeorge Turnbull (autoindustry executive), (1926–1996), British car manufacturer, associated with British Leyland and HyundaiGeorge Turnbull (civil engineer), (1809–1878), civil engineer active in the UK and IndiaGeorge Turnbull (soldier) (1729–1810), Scottish-born loyalist soldier in the American Revolutionary WarGeorge Turnbull (theologian) (1698–1748), Scottish theologianGeorge Turnbull (footballer, born 1927)Hector Turnbull (businessman) (1733–1788), Perthshire, ScotlandHerbert Turnbull (1885–1961), English mathematicianHubert Maitland Turnbull (1875–1955), British pathologistIan Turnbull (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played during the 1970s and early 1980s, mostly with the Toronto Maple LeafsIan Turnbull (politician), New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and a member of Edward Schreyer's cabinet from 1973 to 1977Jack Turnbull (1910–1944), American lacrosse playerJames Turnbull, Australian authorJames Turnbull (steamboat captain), first to ascend the Colorado River by steamboat in November 1852.James Youll Turnbull, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross in World War IIJimmy Turnbull, Scottish footballerJohn Turnbull (actor)John Turnbull (field hockey) (1910–1944), American field hockey playerJohn Turnbull (musician) (born 1950), English pop and rock guitarist and singerJohn E. Turnbull, Canadian inventorJohn Walker Turnbull (1958–1999), English soldier who committed suicide after murdering his wifeJosh Turnbull, (born 1988), Wales international rugby union playerKoi Turnbull, comics artistLee Turnbull (actor)Lee Turnbull (footballer)Lucinha Turnbull (born 1953), Brazilian musicianLucy Turnbull, former Lord Mayor of Sydney and wife of businessman and fellow politician, Malcolm TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull, Australian politician. 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the Liberal Party since September 2015, and MP for the Division of Wentworth, New South Wales since 2004.Margaret Turnbull, American astronomer who developed a catalog of potentially habitable solar systemsMaurice Turnbull, Welsh cricketer, rugby union player, and soldierMary Turnbull (Constance Mary Turnbull, C. M. Turnbull), British historianMichael G. Turnbull, American architectMichael Turnbull, Church of England bishopNorman Turnbull, Canadian politicianNorm Turnbull, (born 1894), Australian rules footballerOswald Turnbull, British tennis playerPerry Turnbull (born 1959), retired National Hockey League playerPhil Turnbull (born 1987), English footballerRay Turnbull (American football), American football coachRay Turnbull (curler) (born 1939), Canadian curlerReg Turnbull, (1908–2006), Australian politicianRichard Turnbull, principal of Wycliffe Hall, OxfordRoland Evelyn Turnbull (1905–1960), British colonial administrator and Governor of North BorneoRoss Turnbull, English footballerRyan Turnbull (born 1971), former Australian rules footballerSandy Turnbull, Scottish football player who died in World War IIStephen Turnbull (footballer) (born 1987), English footballerStephen Turnbull (historian), expert on samurai and author of several works on the subjectSusan Turnbull, American Democratic organiserWallace Rupert Turnbull (1879–1954), Canadian inventorWalter Turnbull (1944–2007), American musicianWendy Turnbull (born 1952), Australian tennis playerWilliam Barclay Turnbull, Scottish antiquarianWilliam Turnbull (artist) (1922–2012), English artistWilliam Turnbull (bishop), influential Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland from 1448 to 1454William Turnbull, Jr. (1935–1997), American architectWinton Turnbull (1899–1980), Australian politician.