Brief Life History of Karl August
When Karl August Türcke was born in 1813, in Ravensbrück, Templin, Brandenburg, Prussia, his father, Ernst Gottlieb Türcke, was 40 and his mother, Gerber, was 36.
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German, Flemish, and French (Nord, Alsace, and Lorraine): variant of German and Dutch Turk , French Turc, nicknames meaning ‘Turk’.
Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Turk ‘Turk’.
History: This surname (see 1 above) is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY) in the mid 17th century. As a surname originating from Alsace and Lorraine it is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with the variants or altered forms Turque, Turk, and Türk). The surname Turck is also listed in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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