Last Name TOURNAY

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Meaning Turney.
Local: Of Tournay, in Artois.
Local: From Tournay, a town in Artois, France, and may signify the tower or castle near the water. 'Tierna,' in Gaelic, written 'Tighearna,' means a landlord, a lord, or judge, and was applied to all great men, and is derived, according to Dr.MacPherson, from 'te' or 'ti,' an old word for one, and 'eren,' land, as implying a landed gentleman; The root of the name could be 'Tir,' land, and 'earr' or 'earran,' a division, share, or portion.
Origin English, Greek, Irish, Basque, Belgian

Rank 114,852 (2000 US census)
Count 141 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.16%, or 137 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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