Tur

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tur"

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Catalan Tur, probably a topographic surname from tur (“tufa, porous limestone”).
• Borrowed from Polish Tur, from the nickname tur (“aurochs”).

Proper noun

Tur (plural Turs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tur is the 36286^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 617 individuals. Tur is most common among White (47.0%) and Hispanic/Latino (43.44%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tur”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Polish

Etymology

From tur (“aurochs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tur/
• Rhymes: -ur
• Syllabification: Tur
• Homophone: tur

Proper noun

Tur m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Tur

	singular	plural
nominative	Tur	Turowie
genitive	Tura	Turów
dative	Turowi	Turom
accusative	Tura	Turów
instrumental	Turem	Turami
locative	Turze	Turach
vocative	Turze	Turowie

Proper noun

Tur f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тоуръ (turŭ, “aurochs, bull”).

Proper noun

Tur m

1. A locality in Negrești-Oaș, Satu Mare, Romania

Turkish

Proper noun

Tur

1. a male given name

Walloon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyʀ/

Proper noun

Tur

1. a male given name