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Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage Italian
Pronounced Pron. TOOR-ko, /ˈtur.ko/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "Turkish" in Italian, an ethnic name for someone from Turkey, or a nickname from the same word in the sense of a non-Christian or, following the medieval ethnic stereotype, a cruel, ferocious, or short-tempered person.
Added 11/14/2012 by anonymous
Edited 4/4/2025 by jocatchi