Turney (surname)

Turney is an Anglo-Norman surname, originally meaning from Tournai, Tornay or Tourny, all three of which are in Normandy, modern-day Belgium and France.

An early recorded Turney was Richard de Turney, named in the Hundred Rolls of Buckinghamshire, England in 1273.

Notables of this name

 * Cliff Turney (1932–2005), Australian academic
 * Edwin Turney (1929–2008), American businessman
 * Faye Turney, Royal Navy sailor
 * Hopkins L. Turney (1797–1857), American politician
 * Jacob Turney (1825–1891), American politician
 * Peter Turney (1827–1903), American politician
 * Norris Turney (1921–2001), American jazz flautist and saxophonist
 * Joseph Turney (1825–1892), American politician
 * Thomas Turney (1800–1887), English cricketer
 * Chris Turney (born 1973), English professor