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Where did the Spanish Toro family come from? What is the Spanish Toro family crest and coat of arms? When did the Toro family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Toro family history?
The Castillian surname Toro is of habitation origin, being derived from the name of the place where the original bearer lived or held land. Thus, in this instance, the surname Toro signifies "one from Toro." The place name Toro is derived from the word "toro," which has been present in the Castillian language since 1102, and is derived from the Latin word "taurus," meaning "bull."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
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- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Toro, Del Toro, De Toro, Torro and others.First found in the Castilian province of Zamora in Spain. The earliest references of the surname and its variants date back to the 16th century.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Toro research. Another 205 words(15 lines of text) covering the years 173 and 1732 are included under the topic Early Toro History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Toro. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Fray Fernando Toro, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1517
- Alonso De Toro who arrived with his family in the Spanish Main in 1561
- Antonia Rodriguez Toro who arrived in Florida in 1563
- Juan del Toro who settled in Peru in 1598
Toro Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Ana Del Toro who arrived in New Orleans in 1778
Toro Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Tomas De Toro, who arrived in America in 1811
- Pedro De Toro, who landed in America in 1812
- Diego De Toro, who landed in America in 1812
- Hernando De Toro, who landed in America in 1812
- Juan De Toro, who landed in America in 1813
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- Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (b. 1967), Puerto Rican and Spanish actor and film producer
- Alfonso Toro (b. 1873), professor in Mexico
- Manuel Murillo Toro (1816-1880), Colombian political figure
- José David Toro Ruilova (1898-1977), Bolivian army colonel, member of the High Command during the Chaco War (1932 to 1935)
- Jorge Luis Toro Sánchez (b. 1939), retired Chilean football midfielder
- Sebastián Patricio Toro Hormazábal (b. 1990), Chilean footballer
- Diego Mauricio Toro Arcila (b. 1982), Colombian footballer
- Guillermo del Toro (b. 1964), Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer
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The Toro Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Toro Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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