The Turcotte surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,092 people carried this name — #6,647 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,800 people counted. That is down 1% from 5,160 in 2000.

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In print

Turcotte in American newspapers,
1906–1933.

Newspaper page from The Miller Sun carrying the name Turcotte
The Miller Sun 1906-12-08
Newspaper page from The Celina Democrat carrying the name Turcotte
The Celina Democrat 1917-09-28
Newspaper page from Amerikai Magyar Hirlap = American Magyar Journal carrying the name Turcotte
Amerikai Magyar Hirlap = American Magyar Journal 1933-06-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,194 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Turcotte,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
    Joseph-Édouard Turcotte 1808–1864 · lawyer
  • Arthur Turcotte
    Arthur Turcotte 1845–1905 · lawyer
  • Ron Turcotte
    Ron Turcotte 1941–2025 · jockey

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 95 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Turcotte,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States644 records

644 records of the Turcotte name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 329
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 204
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 30
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ray C. Turcotte

    Born 1932; from Wardsboro, Vermont. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea. Buried at Woodlawn National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jules E. Turcotte

    Born 1917 in Vermont. Enlisted 1940 at Jamaica, New York; textile mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Anna L. Turcotte

    Veteran of World War I. Born 1889, died 1978; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 644 records for Turcotte in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada46 records

46 records of the Turcotte name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 15
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 6
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 6
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Armand Lionel Turcotte

    Buried in 1993 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Richard Walter Turcotte

    Died 1923 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Thomas Louis Turcotte

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 46 records for Turcotte in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Turcotte name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Harry Alfred Turcotte

    Born 1919 in Paris; died 1974 in Eaubonne (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Lise Therese Turcotte

    Born 1936 in Canada; died 2000 in Canada.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Richjard Turcotte

    Born 1914 in the United States; died 1994 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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