Turkington Family History
Turkington Name Meaning
English and northern Irish (Armagh): variant of Torkington (see Talkington ) now most common in northern Ireland where it has been established since the 17th century. Irish: in Ireland this name has also been adopted for the Scottish Gaelic name Mac Tuirc ‘son of Torc’ a byname based on torc ‘boar’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022