Torno
English edit
Etymology edit
Various origins:
- Borrowed from Italian Torno, a metonymic occupational surname for a turner, from torno, older form of tornio (“lathe”).
- Borrowed from Spanish Torno, a habitational surname from the village of El Torno, in Extremadura.
- Altered spelling of a German or Polish habitational surname from the city of Tarnów, in Poland.
Proper noun edit
Torno (plural Tornos)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Torno is the 39887th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Torno is most common among White (66.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (25.45%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Torno”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Metonymic occupational surname for a turner, from torno, older form of tornio (“lathe”).
Proper noun edit
Torno m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading edit
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024