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Name Turton
Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. TUR-tən
Other Forms FormsTreeton, Treton, Thor, Thore, Thorn, Thurton, Torton, Turtan, Tourton, Tortun, Turtoń, Turtun, Tortan, Tirton, Tirtan, Turtum, Thorsen, Thorson
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Meaning & History

From Turton, an historical area in Lancashire, England (now part of Greater Manchester); it was originally a township in the former civil parish of Bolton le Moors. It is derived from the Old Norse given name Þórr (see Thor) and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
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