Turkington Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Turkington Early Origins

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The surname Turkington was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Turkington Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Torkington, Turkington and others.

Turkington Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Turkington research. Another 224 words (16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Turkington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Turkington Early Notables (pre 1700)

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Turkington In Ireland

Some of the Turkington family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Tarkington, who settled in Baltimore County, Maryland with his wife Prudence, their son John, Jr. and wife Martha, and their son William Joshua; John Torkington settled in Philadelphia in 1856.

Contemporary Notables of the name Turkington (post 1700)

Gregg Turkington (b. 1967), Australian-born, American comedian, best known for his stand-up comedy character, Neil Hamburger
Scott Turkington, American current principal organist and choirmaster for the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Charleston, South Carolina
Edward "Ed" Lawrence Turkington (1899-1996), American gold medalist rugby union player at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Eric Turkington, American politician, Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1989-2009)
Colin Henry Turkington (b. 1982), Northern Irish auto racing driver, 2009 British Touring Car Champion

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Other References

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Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
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Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
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The Turkington Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Turkington Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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