Torregrossa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Torregrossa.

Proper noun

Torregrossa (plural Torregrossas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Torregrossa is the 38389^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 577 individuals. Torregrossa is most common among White (92.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Torregrossa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a large tower, from torre (“tower”) +‎ grossa (“large”).

Proper noun

Torregrossa m or f by sense

1. a surname