Turner

Turner

Turner is a common surname of English (Anglo-Norman) 12th Century origin, meaning "one who works with a lathe". Turner is the 28th-most common surname in the United Kingdom.

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Famous quotes containing the word turner:

    “O shining Popocatapetl, It was thy magic hour:

    The houses, people, traffic seemed
    Thin fading dreams by day;
    Chimborazo, Cotopaxi
    They had stolen my soul away!”
    —Walter James Turner (1889–1946)

    “We inherit plots.... There are only two or three in the world, five or six at most. We ride them like treadmills.”
    —Janette Turner Hospital (b. 1942)