The Turck surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 582 people carried this name — #38,103 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is down 15% from 687 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Turck surname
Borrowed from German Turck or Türck, variant spelling of Türk, which see for more.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Turck» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 367 people named Turck.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 41 people named Turck live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Turck,
with a public archive behind them.
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Léopold Turck 1797–1887 · physician -
Eliza Turck 1832–1891 · illustrator -
Heinrich Turck 1607–1669 · historian
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Fenton Benedict Turck 1857–1932 · physician
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Fenton Benedict Turck 1902–1932 · physician
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Gilbert Turck 1911–2012 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Turck.
When the index is not enough
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