Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are Turay and Touray).
The name is probably derived from tùùré, the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire.
[1] The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana.
A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.
[2] Notable people with the name include: