The Turnage surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,831 people carried this name — #5,911 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 5,567 in 2000.

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In print

Turnage in American newspapers,
1913–1920.

Newspaper page from Norwich Bulletin carrying the name Turnage
Norwich Bulletin 1920-07-12
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Turnage
The Montgomery Advertiser 1913-12-20
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Turnage
The Birmingham Age-herald 1913-12-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,265 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Turnage,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Allen H. Turnage
    Allen H. Turnage 1891–1971 · military officer
  • Jean A. Turnage 1926–2015 · politician
  • Frederick E. Turnage 1936–2011 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Turnage,
in the records of 2 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 States236 records

236 records of the Turnage name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 159
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 58
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ralph L. Turnage

    Born 1916 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Bragg; sales clerk from Pitt County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Manning Family Cemetery, Ayden, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Earnest Lee Turnage

    Born 1948; from Pensacola, Florida. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died of wounds 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Eppie Duane Turnage

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1951, died 2000; buried at Forrest Memorial Park, Batesville, Mississippi.

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

Showing 3 of 236 records for Turnage in the United States.

Counts: 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Turnage name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Turnage

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Wellington, aged 48; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gertrude A. L. Turnage

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Zamora, aged 20.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Turnage in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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