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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : from a derivative of Tourange, an old form of Touraine, hence a regional name denoting someone from the Touraine region, or from its main city, Tours. In Canadian usage, this has principally been a secondary surname, still with its original significance.

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