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Turney (surname)

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Turney is an Anglo-Norman surname, originally meaning from Tournai, Tornay or Tourny, all three of which are in Normandy, modern-day Belgium and France.

An early recorded Turney was Richard de Turney, named in the Hundred Rolls of Buckinghamshire, England in 1273.

Notables of this name

  • Cliff Turney (1932–2005), Australian academic
  • Edwin Turney (1929–2008), American businessman
  • Faye Turney, Royal Navy sailor
  • Hopkins L. Turney (1797–1857), American politician
  • Jacob Turney (1825–1891), American politician
  • Peter Turney (1827–1903), American politician
  • Norris Turney (1921–2001), American jazz flautist and saxophonist
  • Joseph Turney (1825–1892), American politician
  • Thomas Turney (1800—1887), English cricketer

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