Noble surnames, such as Torrez, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Torrez, which is a
local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of
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 Torrez 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 Torrez family
The surname Torrez was first found in
Castile, where the name originated in
Visigothic times.
Early History of the Torrez family
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Torrez 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 Torrez family (pre 1700)
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, sixteenth century Spanish poet; Bartolomé de Torres Naharro, sixteenth century Spanish dramatist; Fernando M. Torre...
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Migration of the Torrez family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Torrez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- J Torrez, aged 23, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1855 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)
Contemporary Notables of the name Torrez (post 1700)
- Michael Augustine Torrez (b. 1946), American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1967 to 1984
- Mario Torrez, American Republican politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 59th District, 1980 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Lorenzo Torrez, American politician, Representative from Arizona 2nd District, 1986 [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Dalia Tórrez Zamora (b. 1990), Nicaraguan swimmer who competed in the Women's 100 metre butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Karen Milenka Torrez Guzman (b. 1992), Bolivian swimmer who competes in the Women's 100m Freestyle, flag bearer for the nation at the 2012 Summer Olympics