LéTourneau
A French surname probably meaning someone connected with a turner or with a bend/turn in the road.
The #6,961 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 64,082 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Létourneau is a French surname most likely built on the old French word for a turner or on a related place-name sense involving a turn, bend, or corner. In surname practice, it is commonly explained as occupational, from someone who worked at turning wood or another material on a lathe. The modern spelling often appears without the accent in English-speaking countries.
History
The name is of French origin and is best known in France and French-speaking North America, especially Canada and Louisiana. In North America it appears in several spellings, including Letourneau and Létourneau, reflecting the loss or retention of French accents in records. The surname is associated with a number of French-Canadian families and was carried widely through migration from Quebec and other francophone regions.
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Fun fact
LeTourneau is also the name of a well-known American industrial company founded by R. G. LeTourneau, which helped make the surname familiar outside French-speaking communities.