| ![Show Contents]() Torrecilla History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain Noble surnames, such as Torrecilla, 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 Torrecilla 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 Torrecilla familyThe surname Torrecilla was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Early History of the Torrecilla familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Torrecilla research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1630, 1653 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Torrecilla History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Torrecilla 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 Torrecilla 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...
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 Torrecilla migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Torrecilla Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bernardino De Torrecilla, who landed in America in 1813 1
- Juan De Torrecilla, who arrived in New Spain in 1852 1
- Bonifacio Torrecilla, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1878 1
- 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)
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Torrecilla migration to the United States 
