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De Turk Surname Meaning

Dutch: from Middle Dutch turc ‘Turk’ + the definite article de hence an ethnic name

or probably more commonly a topographic or habitational name

referring to a house or tavern

distinguished by the sign of the Turk.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De Turk families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Turk family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most De Turk families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 20 De Turk families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 95% of all the recorded De Turk's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of De Turk families in 1880.
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Between 1979 and 2002, in the United States, De Turk life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for De Turk in 1979 was 68, and 81 in 2002.

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