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Noble surnames, such as Torre, 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 Torre 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 Torre family

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

Early History of the Torre family

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

Torre 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 Torre family

Prominent 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, sixteent...

Torre Ranking

In the United States, the name Torre is the 9,384^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Torre is ranked the 3,820^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Torre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Torre Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Antonio Torre, who arrived in Peru in 1563
Bautista Torre, who arrived in New Spain in 1577

Torre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Della Torre, who arrived in South Carolina in 1806
Anthony Della Torre, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1809
Anthony Della Torre, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1809 3
Hernando DeLa Torre, who landed in America in 1812 3
Diego DeLa Torre, who landed in America in 1813 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Torre migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Torre Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Francisco DeLa Torre, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1875 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Torre (post 1700) +

Dara Grace Torre (b. 1967), American international swimmer
Joseph Paul Torre (b. 1940), former American professional baseball player and manager
Felix Garcia-de la Torre, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1940 5
William J. Torre (b. 1957), American Republican politician, Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, 1996-2003 6
Laura Elias De La Torre, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2004 7
Hector De La Torre, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000, 2008 7
Edward de la Torre, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Veracruz, 1884 7
Peter della Torre, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for California, 1856; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1857-60 8
Manuel de la Torre (1921-2016), Spanish golf teacher, first member of the PGA to be awarded their Teacher of the Year Award in 1986
Fernando José Torre (b. 1984), Spanish footballer
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html