The Tortora surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,355 people carried this name — #19,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,389 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 546 people named Tortora 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 mapWhere they live today
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 142 people named Tortora.
53 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
67 people named Tortora live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Tortora live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Tortora,
with a public archive behind them.
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Omero Tortora d. 1624 · writer
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Gennaro Tortora d. 2018 · veterinary pathologist
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Andrea Tortora 1722–1771 · Catholic priest
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Mario Tortora 1909–1994 · physician
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Mario Tortora 1909–1994 · physician
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Dionigi Tortora 1911–1943 · military personnel
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Tortora.
- Torres 437,813 · U.S. census
- Torrez 16,795 · U.S. census
- Torri 386 · U.S. census
- Torro 217 · U.S. census
- Tort 150 · U.S. census
- Torti 454 · U.S. census
- Tortorici 934 · U.S. census
- Toscani 156 · U.S. census
- Toscano 9,301 · U.S. census
- Toschi 187 · U.S. census
- Tosi 920 · U.S. census
- Toso 760 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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