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:

    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)

    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)