The surname Turgot was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy.
Interestingly, we must look to ancient England to find one of the first records of the family. Turgot (d. 1115) was "Bishop of St. Andrews, born in Lincolnshire, and belonged to a Saxon family of good position. The name occurs in Domesday Book among the landowners of that county. After the Norman Conquest he was detained as a hostage in the castle of Lincoln, but, having made his escape, he took ship at Grimsby for Norway, where he found favour with the king and became prosperous. Returning home some years afterwards, he was shipwrecked on the English coast and lost all his property. He then resolved to become a monk. " 1
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Early History of the Turgot family
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Turgot Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Turgeon, Turgis, Tourgis, Turgot, Turgan and others.
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Early Notables of the Turgot family
Notable amongst the family in this period was
Michel-Étienne Turgot, a French magistrate who was born in Paris in 1690...
His brother, Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron of l'Aulne, was a famous Statesman and was born in Paris in 1727...
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Turgot migration to Canada
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Turgot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Rose Turgot married in Quebec in 1762
Contemporary Notables of the name Turgot (post 1700)
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Louis Félix Étienne, Marquis de Turgot (1796-1866), French diplomat and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1851-1852), son of Etienne-François Turgot
Sébastien Turgot (b. 1984), French road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam AG2R La Mondiale
Etienne-François Turgot (1721-1788), French Marquis de Sousmont
Michel-Étienne Turgot (1690-1751), French politician and father of Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, perhaps best known for his association with one of the most famous maps of Paris, the "Plan de Turgot" ("Turgot Map") which gives an overhead view of Paris
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727-1781), French economist and statesman
Turgot migration to Canada 
France
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