Turn Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Spelled Turn, the surname still points back to Turner. The family name meaning is “Lathe worker”, the same as for Turner.

• Records show Turn as one of the forms Turner took over time.
• You may also find the name written Turnor, Turnour and Tourner.
• Names that sound alike, such as Turin and Turney, are easily confused in old records.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Turn name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Turner surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Turn report, with a museum-style coat of arms.