The Torrey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,004 people carried this name — #6,739 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,800 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,737 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

93 families named Torrey, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 510 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 58
Connecticut 13
Maine 6
Vermont 5
North Carolina 4
New York 3
New Hampshire 1
Rhode Island 1
Virginia 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 265 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Torrey in American newspapers,
1844–1917.

Newspaper page from The Citizen carrying the name Torrey
The Citizen 1912-06-19
Newspaper page from American Republican And Baltimore Daily Clipper carrying the name Torrey
American Republican And Baltimore Daily Clipper 1844-12-02
Newspaper page from The Beaver Herald carrying the name Torrey
The Beaver Herald 1917-07-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 81,061 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Torrey in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

471 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Torrey. The most, 159, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 145
New South Wales 137
Queensland 81
South Australia 40
Tasmania 31
Western Australia 23
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Torrey.

Who carried it

People named Torrey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Torrey
    John Torrey 1796–1873 · physician
  • John Torrey
    John Torrey 1796–1873 · physician
  • Joseph Torrey
    Joseph Torrey 1797–1867 · translator
  • George Howard Torrey
    George Howard Torrey 1819–1894 · politician
  • George Torrey d. 1886 · politician
  • Sarah Torrey 1650–1725

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Torrey,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States519 records

519 records of the Torrey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 168
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 142
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 87
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 81
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 25
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John A. Torrey

    Born 1916 in New York. Enlisted 1945 at Rochester; machine shop worker from Wayne County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Sodus Rural Cemtery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Frankl Torrey

    Arrived at New York in 1897 aboard the Fulda from Genoa, Gibraltar and Naples, aged 53; farmer. From Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Steven Michael Torrey

    Born 1949; from Guttenberg, Iowa. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1970 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 519 records for Torrey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada26 records

26 records of the Torrey name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 22
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Torrey

    Buried in 1995 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 75.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eleanor C. Torrey

    Died 1944 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record John H. Torrey

    Married 1875 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 26 records for Torrey in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Torrey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Servant Torrey

    Arrived in Queensland in 1883 aboard the Dorunda, aged 20.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Phillip John Torrey

    Draper of Coleraine, Victoria; died 1976.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 10 records for Torrey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Torrey name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rebecca Torrey

    Buried in 1832 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 54.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Richard Torrey

    Buried in 1815 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 64.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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