Torres
English edit
Etymology edit
From Romance Torres (Portuguese Torres and Spanish Torres); from torres ("towers"; Portuguese torres and Spanish torres); indicating someone who lived in or near a tower. From Latin turris.
Proper noun edit
Torres
- A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
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Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Torres is the 37th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 437,813 individuals. Torres is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.2%) individuals.
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Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Torres. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
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Proper noun edit
Torres
- a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Torres, most common in Negros Oriental
Kapampangan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish Torres. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
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Torres
Pangasinan edit
Etymology edit
- (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
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Torres
- a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Torres, common in Pangasinan
- A barangay of Mapandan, Pangasinan, Philippines
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From torre.
Proper noun edit
Torres
- A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- a surname
Descendants edit
- English: Torres
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From torres. From Latin turrēs, accusative plural of turris (“tower”).
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Proper noun edit
Torres m or f by sense
- a habitational surname
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Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Torres. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .
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Proper noun edit
Torres (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔)
- a common surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces (Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal