Latorre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Latorre family
The surname Latorre was first found in Languedoc, where this acclaimed family held a family seat since ancient times. Château Latour is a French wine estate, rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. It lies at the very southeastern tip of the commune of Pauillac in the Médoc region to the north-west of Bordeaux.
Early History of the Latorre family
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Latorre Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Latour, Tour, Latourre, Tours, Toure, Tors, La Tour, De Latour, de la Toure, de Tour and many more.
Early Notables of the Latorre family
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Latorre Ranking
In the United States, the name Latorre is the 11,839th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Latorre is ranked the 6,413rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2
Latorre migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Latorre Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
- Isabel LaTorre, who settled in Peru in 1580
- Maria LaTorre, who settled in Peru in 1580
Latorre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- A. Latorre, who arrived in New Orleans in 1836
- A Latorre, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836 3
- P Latorre, aged 39, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 3
- Alonso Latorre, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1854 3
- Jose Latorre, aged 20, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1867 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Latorre (post 1700) +
- Sylvia Reyes La Torre de Tagle (1933-2022), known as "The Queen of Kundiman" and "The First Lady of Philippine Television", a Filipino singer, actress, and radio star
- Juan Carlos Latorre Carmona (b. 1949), Chilean politician
- Mariano Lautaro Latorre Court (1886-1955), Chilean writer who won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1944
- Roxana Itatí Latorre (b. 1952), Argentine Justicialist Party politician
- Colonel Lorenzo Latorre (1844-1916), Uruguay soldier and politician, Minister of War and then President of Uruguay (1879-1880)
- Juan José Latorre Benavente (1846-1912), Chilean Vice Admiral, eponym of the Almirante Latorre, a super-dreadnought Chilean Navy battleship
- Claudio Latorre (b. 1986), Chilean footballer
- Diego Fernando Latorre (b. 1969), former Argentine football striker
- Angel Cabrera Latorre, Spanish naturalist and journalist
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)