Tourville

Tourville Meaning & Origin

About Tourville
The surname Tourville is of French origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "tour," meaning "tower," and "ville," meaning "town" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Tourville can be interpreted as "tower town" or "settlement near a tower." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived in or near a town with a prominent tower or had some association with such a place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tourville is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tourville: 1,565
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 17,874
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.53

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tourville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tourville is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRFL
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T061040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T UH1 R V IH0 L
🌐 IPA
/ˈtʊrvɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T614

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tourville in Braille

Here's how to represent Tourville in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tourville in braille

How to sign the name Tourville using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tourville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tourville in sign language

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