| ![Show Contents]() Tortosa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain Noble surnames, such as Tortosa, 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 Tortosa 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 Tortosa familyThe surname Tortosa was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times. Early History of the Tortosa familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tortosa research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1630, 1653 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Tortosa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tortosa 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 Tortosa 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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 Tortosa migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Tortosa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Antonio Tortosa, aged 43, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 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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Tortosa migration to the United States 
