| ![Show Contents]() Toribio History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain Noble surnames, such as Toribio, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. Torres is the plural of "torre" meaning "tower" and is the 11th most common surname in Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Toribio family originally lived in the place named Torres. There are many towns and villages in Spain that are named Torres, but the most famous are in the provinces of Andalucia, Oviedo in the Principality of Asturias, Burgos in Castilla-Leon, Lerida in Catalonia, Zaragoza in Aragon, and Navarra. The place-name is of Latin origin and it emerged during the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula. Early Origins of the Toribio familyThe surname Toribio was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Early History of the Toribio familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Toribio research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1630, 1653 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Toribio History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Toribio Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Torres, Torre, de Torres, de las Torres, de la Torre, de Torre, Turre, de Turre and many more. Early Notables of the Toribio familyProminent among members of the family Juan de Torres, a fifteenth century knight; Alfonso de la Torre and Fernando de la Torre, fifteenth century Spanish poets; sixteenth century adventurer Diego de Torres; Francisco de la Torre, sixteenth century Spanish poet; Bartolomé de Torres Naharro, sixteenth century Spanish dramatist; Fernando M. Torre, Count of La Torre, who commanded the Spanish...
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Toribio Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Toribio RankingIn the United States, the name Toribio is the 13,621st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Toribio migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Toribio Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Francisco Toribio, who landed in America in 1814 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Toribio (post 1700) | + |
- Anthony Terrell Toribio (b. 1985), American NFL football defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins (2008), Green Bay Packers (2008–2009) and Kansas City Chiefs (2010–2013)
- Bienvenido Toribio Jr., American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 31st District, 2002 3
- Daniel Toribio Gutiérrez (b. 1988), Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Andorran club FC Santa Coloma
- Celines Toribio, Dominican actress, model, and Spanish-speaking television personality
- Noah Luke Toribio (b. 1999), English-born, professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liebana
- Simeon Galvez Toribio (1905-1969), Filipino high jumper who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1932
- Jesús Toribio Piñero (1897-1952), American politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1948, the first native Puerto Rican to be appointed governor of Puerto Rico
- Toribio Vidal Bello (1878-1923), poet from Uruguay
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Toribio migration to the United States 
