Torralba History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Torralba, 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 Torralba 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 Torralba family

The surname Torralba was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times.

Early History of the Torralba family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Torralba research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1630, 1653 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Torralba History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Torralba Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Torralba family

Prominent among members of the family

José Torralba Rios (1653-1726) was a Spanish oidor and licentiate who served as the 36th Governor-General of the Philippines

Torralba migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Torralba Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan De Torralba, who arrived in Venezuela in 1834 1
Manuel Torralba, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Torralba (post 1700) +

Ramon Torralba (b. 1887), Spanish footballer who played for FC Barcelona
Kate Torralba (b. 1978), Filipino fashion designer and musician
Fermín Sarmiento Torralba (1891-1939), Filipino lawyer and politician, Secretary of the Philippine Senate (1933-1935)

Citations +

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)