About the Terner Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Terner is usually a form of Turner. Name scholars give the meaning as “Lathe worker”.

How the spelling arose

Spelled with “e” instead of “u”, Terner shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Other spellings include Tourner, Turnor and Turnour.

Terner by the numbers

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Terner family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Terner report, with a museum-style coat of arms.