How common is the surname Torrey?

5,004 people in the United States had the surname Torrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,700 Americans. It ranked 6,739th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Torrey?

John Torrey, American botanist (1796–1873), followed by R. A. Torrey.

Where is the surname Torrey most common?

Wikidata records people named Torrey in the United States.

Is the surname Torrey getting more or less common?

More common. 4,737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,004 in 2010, up 5.6%.

Is Torrey also a first name?

Yes. Torrey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Torrey

A surname, carried by 5,004 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Torrey is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,004 people named Torrey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,700 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,737.

#6,739

rank among US surnames

5,004

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,601)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,735	Dinsmore	5,008	61,650
#6,736	Gerhardt	5,007	61,663
#6,737	McShane	5,006	61,675
#6,739	Torrey	5,004	61,700
#6,744	Elwood	5,000	61,749

Who is named Torrey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Torrey identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Torreys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Towrie

Surnames that sound like Torrey

Torrey has the Soundex code T600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T600.

Questions

How common is the surname Torrey?: 5,004 people in the United States had the surname Torrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,700 Americans. It ranked 6,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Torrey?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Torrey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Torrey?: John Torrey, American botanist (1796–1873), followed by R. A. Torrey.
Where is the surname Torrey most common?: Wikidata records people named Torrey in the United States.
Is the surname Torrey getting more or less common?: More common. 4,737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,004 in 2010, up 5.6%.
What are other spellings of Torrey?: Towrie.
Is Torrey also a first name?: Yes. Torrey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.