| ![Show Contents]() Alatorre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain Noble surnames, such as Alatorre, 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 Alatorre 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 Alatorre familyThe surname Alatorre was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Early History of the Alatorre familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alatorre research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1630, 1653 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Alatorre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alatorre 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 Alatorre 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 Alatorre Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Alatorre RankingIn the United States, the name Alatorre is the 14,135th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Alatorre familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juan Torres de Vera y Aragón, who settled first in Buenos Aires and later in Asuncion. Other members of the family who were early emigrants to Spain's colonies in the New World included Juan, who emigrated to Chile in 1560.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Alatorre (post 1700) | + |
- Richard Alatorre (b. 1943), American Democratic Party politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1972-85; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988, 1996 2
- Angie O. Alatorre, American Democratic Party politician, Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008 2
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