The Turpin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,937 people carried this name — #3,005 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 11,475 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 5,512 people named Turpin.
71 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 93 départements, most often La Réunion.
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 45 people named Turpin 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Turpin live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 print
Turpin in American newspapers,
1891–1913.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 71,315 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Turpin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christophe-Louis Turpin de Crissé de Sanzay 1670–1746 · bishop -
Dick Turpin 1705–1739 · prisoner -
Guillaume Turpin de Crissé d. 1371 · Catholic bishop
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Helen Augusta Mary Bingham d. 1944
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Mary Florence Turpin d. 1920
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Guy Turpin 1400–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Turpin.
- Turini 154 · U.S. census
- Turk 10,354 · U.S. census
- Turmel 411 · U.S. census
- Turner 348,627 · U.S. census
- Turon 231 · U.S. census
- Turpeau 100 · U.S. census
- Turri 463 · U.S. census
- Turrin 195 · U.S. census
- Tusch 134 · U.S. census
- Tussing 929 · U.S. census
- Tuszynski 390 · U.S. census
- Twardowski 925 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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