| ![Show Contents]() Turgot History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Turgot familyThe 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 Early History of the Turgot familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Turgot research. The years 1690, 1727, 1729 and 1764 are included under the topic Early Turgot History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Turgot Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Turgeon, Turgis, Tourgis, Turgot, Turgan and others. Early Notables of the Turgot family- Michel-Étienne Turgot, a French magistrate who was born in Paris in 1690...
- Etienne-François marquis of Turgot, was destined to a career in weaponry and went to Malta, where he commanded a galley...
- His brother, Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron of l'Aulne, was a famous Statesman and was born in Paris in 1727...
| Turgot migration to Canada | + |
Turgot Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Rose Turgot married in Quebec in 1762
| Contemporary Notables of the name Turgot (post 1700) | + |
- 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
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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