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The Torrez surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,795 people carried this name — #2,160 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,600 people counted. That is up 13% from 14,904 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Torrez surname

From Spanish Tórrez, variant of Torres mostly found across Latin America.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Torrez» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 20,119 people named Torrez live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 7,649
Santiago del Estero 2,716
City of Buenos Aires 1,663
Salta 1,425
Córdoba 996
Mendoza 959
Jujuy 954
Santa Fe 671

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 81 people named Torrez.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Nord 39
Meurthe-et-Moselle 13
Pas-de-Calais 8
Paris 3
Cher 3
Somme 2
Gard 2
Haute-Vienne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

27 people named Torrez live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 12
Geneva 5
Bern 4
Lucerne 3
Vaud 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Torrez in American newspapers,
1896–1930.

Newspaper page from Freeland Tribune carrying the name Torrez
Freeland Tribune 1896-07-27
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Torrez
The Washington Daily News 1927-07-15
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Torrez
Evening Star 1930-12-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,295 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Torrez,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mike Torrez
    Mike Torrez 1946– · baseball player
  • Juliette Torrez 1966–
  • Guillermo Torrez 1973– · businessperson
  • Raúl Torrez 1976– · politician
  • Karen Torrez 1992– · swimmer
  • Kaylet Torrez 1997– · French horn player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Torrez.

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