# Torrey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/torrey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,004 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,739 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 61,700 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (4,737 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Towrie |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Torrey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Torrey in the United States.

## People named Torrey

- John Torrey, American botanist (1796–1873)
- R. A. Torrey, American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer (1856–1928)

## Similar surnames

Terry, Toro, Troy, Torre, Toure, Tarry, Towery, Thayer, Tyree, True, Tarr, Tower.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.