Find out how popular the last name Sánchez-Torres is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sánchez-Torres.

Sánchez-Torres, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sánchez-Torres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sánchez-Torres in America

Sánchez-Torres is the 63068th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sánchez-Torres surname appeared 317 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sánchez-Torres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sánchez-Torres to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sánchez-Torres

The surname SANCHEZTORRES is a Spanish double-barreled surname that combines the paternal surname Sanchez and the maternal surname Torres. It originated in Spain and can be traced back to the Middle Ages.

Sanchez is derived from the given name Sancho, which is a Spanish form of the Latin name Sanctius, meaning "holy" or "saintly." This name was particularly popular in the regions of Castile, Aragon, and Navarre during the medieval period. It was often used as a patronymic surname, indicating that the person was the son of someone named Sancho.

Torres, on the other hand, is a topographic surname that refers to someone who lived near a tower or a fortified structure. It comes from the Spanish word "torre," which means "tower." This surname was common in areas with a strong military presence or fortifications, such as Castile and Andalusia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Sanchez can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the 10th century, which mentions a person named Gonzalo Sánchez. The surname Torres also appeared in various medieval documents, including the Fuero de Teruel, a legal code from the 13th century, which lists several individuals with this surname.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the surname SANCHEZTORRES, including:

1. Diego Sánchez de Badajoz (c. 1460 - c. 1530), a Spanish poet and playwright known for his works in the courtly love tradition.
2. Juan Sánchez de la Torre (fl. 1605), a Spanish architect who designed the Convento de las Descalzas Reales in Madrid.
3. María Sánchez Torres (1843 - 1912), a Spanish philanthropist and founder of the Institución Teresiana, a Catholic educational organization for women.
4. Andrés Sánchez Torres (1913 - 1979), a Mexican artist known for his murals and paintings depicting indigenous and rural themes.
5. Alejandro Sánchez Torres (born 1978), a Spanish professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in the world in 2007.

The surname SANCHEZTORRES has also been associated with various place names throughout Spain, such as the town of Sanchez-Torres in the province of Salamanca, which likely derived its name from a person or family bearing this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sánchez-Torres

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sánchez-Torres.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sánchez-Torres was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sánchez-Torres has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sánchez-Torres was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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