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Early Origins of the Torrellas family

The surname Torrellas was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy. The two palaces in the Piazza del Duomo, Palazzo Reale and the palace of the archbishops are notable. The city is rich in art, museums, galleries and sights. Castello Sforzesco stands in the Parco. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Torrellas family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Torrellas research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1658, 1709, 1712, 1762 and 1780 are included under the topic Early Torrellas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Torrellas Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Torelli, Torrello, Torrelles, Torruellas, Torrelo, Torrelli, Torrellas, Torreil and many more.

Early Notables of the Torrellas family

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Migration of the Torrellas family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: FrankTorello, who arrived in New York, NY in 1888; Peter Torelli, who was recorded in California in 1890; as well as Giuseppe Torello, who arrived in New York city in 1893..


Contemporary Notables of the name Torrellas (post 1700) +

  • Louie Joseph Torrellas (b. 1987), American Emmy Award winning actor, comedian, producer and writer, known for his work in Blood and Bone (2009), It Runs in the Family (2003) and Llama Cop (2014)
  • Josep Torrellas (b. 1963), French Professor and Willett Faculty Scholar for the Universal Parallel Computing Research Center at the University of Illinois
  • Rebecca Torrellas, Puerto Rican actress, known for her work in Zombiefied (2012), The Good Friend and Call to Fly (2005)


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