All around the world, Turner (Turner 
, ターナー 
, Тернер 
, along with others...) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently female first name. The first name Turner is characteristic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare boy's name, the United States, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, Nigeria, and China. Predominantly, Turner is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Turner | Canada, New Zealand, Australia, United States, United Kingdom |
| ターナー | Japan |
| Тернер | Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| Турнер | Russia, Ukraine |
| טרנר | Israel |
Turner is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Turner D. Century , the Marvel Comics supervillain; Turner , the character from 2000 film 'The Color of Friendship'; Turner Swift , the musical character in the musical A Trip to Chinatown; runs the ice crusher and Turner , the musical character in the musical The Boy by Lionel Monckton; maid at the Meebles'.
| baptist noel turner (b. 1739) |
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smith s. turner American politician (1842-1898), US (b. 1842) |
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dawson turner English rugby union player, IN (b. 1846) |
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ross turner American painter, US (b. 1847) |
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noble b. turner politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1848) |
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| dawson w. turner English historian and headmaster (b. 1815) |
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skinner turner Chief Judge of the British Supreme Court for China, GB (b. 1868) |
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| harvey g. turner 19th century American politician, US (b. 1822) |
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| giles h. turner (b. 1824) |
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richmond k. turner Admiral in the United States Navy (1885-1961), US (b. 1885) |
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| lyman c. turner American politician, US (b. 1842) |
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roy j. turner Governor of Oklahoma (1894-1973), US (b. 1894) |
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lewis s turner US (b. 1888) |
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| athill cargill turner (1849-1849) (b. 1849) |
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malik turner musical artist (b. 1901) |
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