Turetsky

Turetsky Meaning & Origin

About Turetsky
The surname Turetsky is of Russian origin and is derived from the word "Turets," meaning "Turk" in Russian. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the son of a person with Turkish ancestry. The surname Turetsky is commonly found among Jewish communities in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia and Ukraine, where it may have been adopted by Jewish families who migrated from the Ottoman Empire or had connections with Turkish traders.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Turetsky: 320
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 62,531
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRTSK
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T060320
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T ER0 EH1 T S K IY0
🌐 IPA
/turetsky*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRTSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Turetsky in Braille

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

The name Turetsky in braille

How to sign the name Turetsky using Sign Language

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

The name Turetsky in sign language

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