How common is the surname Torrez?

16,795 people in the United States had the surname Torrez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,383 Americans. It ranked 2,160th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Torrez?

Richard Torrez, American amateur boxer, followed by Karen Torrez.

Where is the surname Torrez most common?

Wikidata records people named Torrez in the United States and Bolivia.

Is the surname Torrez getting more or less common?

More common. 14,904 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,795 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Torrez

A Spanish surname, carried by 16,795 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Torrez is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

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

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,795 people named Torrez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,383 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,904.

#2,160

rank among US surnames

16,795

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,236)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,152	Schwab	16,870	18,301
#2,153	Gauthier	16,852	18,321
#2,154	Haskins	16,842	18,332
#2,155	Stovall	16,827	18,348
#2,156	Rooney	16,823	18,353
#2,157	Coe	16,819	18,357
#2,158	Corral	16,808	18,369

Who is named Torrez

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

90% of people named Torrez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Torrezs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Torrez
American amateur boxer, born 1999
Karen Torrez
Bolivian swimmer, born 1992

Notable Torrezs come mostly from the United States (1) and Bolivia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Torrez

Torres

Torrez has the Soundex code T620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T620.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Torrez come from?: From Spanish Tórrez, variant of Torres mostly found across Latin America.
How common is the surname Torrez?: 16,795 people in the United States had the surname Torrez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,383 Americans. It ranked 2,160th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Torrez?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Torrez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Torrez?: Richard Torrez, American amateur boxer, followed by Karen Torrez.
Where is the surname Torrez most common?: Wikidata records people named Torrez in the United States and Bolivia.
Is the surname Torrez getting more or less common?: More common. 14,904 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,795 in 2010, up 13%.