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What does Turner mean?
Turner 
▲ as a boys' name is of Middle English origin, and the meaning of Turner is "wood-worker". Occupational name. "Turning" was a term for the use of a lathe, which was used in the 16th and 17th centuries for decorations on furniture. Painter JMW Turner.
ENDS WITH -er
ASSOCIATED WITH wood (tree), 16th century, 17th century
Variations
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Turner Decker (T.D.), ..
How popular is Turner?
Turner is an uncommonly occurring first name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#49 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Turner was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its apex rank of #467 in the U.S. then, and is at #896 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Abner, Banner, Barber, Berger, Buhler, Burne, Burnel (see Burnell), Burnet, Burney, Butler, Currier, Cutler, Cuyler, Einer, Ferrer, Fryer, Fuller, Gardner, Garner, Garnier, Greer, Gunner▲, Gurinder, Harper, Heiner, Joiner, Konner▲, Kuefer (see Kiefer), Luther▼, Mariner, Marmer, Miner, Muller, Muneer, Porter▲, Reiner, Stoner, Sumner, Tailer, Tannen, Tanner▼, Tanney, Tarek, Taren, Tareq, Tarren, Tayber, Teger, Telfer, Tern, Terrel, Thurle, Tiarney, Tiger, Toney, Torbert, Tore, Toren, Torey, Torger, Torr, Tre▼, Trey▼, True, Tucker▲, Tune, Tupper, Turck, Turk, Tynen, Tyrel, Verner, Wagner, Warner and Werner. These names tend to be more commonly used than Turner.
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