The Turco surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,380 people carried this name — #12,916 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 123,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 2,322 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Turco surname
A surname originating as an ethnonym.
Ethnic surname, from turco (“Turkish”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Turco» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,219 people named Turco live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 427 people named Turco.
160 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
108 people named Turco live in Switzerland.
They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 83 people named Turco 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 Hainaut.
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.
In print
Turco in American newspapers,
1886–1902.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,318 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Turco,
with a public archive behind them.
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Enzo Turco 1902–1983 · screenwriter -
Cesare Turco 1510–1560 · painter
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Thomas Turco 1595–1649 · Catholic priest
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Peppino Turco 1846–1903 · writer
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Alessandro Turco 1869–1956 · politician
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Alessandro Turco 1869–1956 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Turco.
When the index is not enough
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