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

Torales, 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 Torales surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torales in America

Torales is the 51610th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torales surname appeared 403 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 Torales.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torales 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 Torales

The surname Torales originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish word "toral," which means "of the towers" or "related to towers." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived near or worked with towers, possibly as a guard or soldier.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Torales can be found in the Becerro de Behetrías, a medieval document from the 14th century that listed landowners and their properties in the Kingdom of Castile. It mentions a person named Gonzalo Torales who owned land in the town of Tierra de Campos, located in the province of Valladolid.

During the 15th century, the Torales family became prominent in the region of Andalusia, particularly in the city of Seville. Records from this time show that a man named Pedro Torales served as a magistrate in Seville in the year 1472.

In the 16th century, as the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas, the Torales name traveled with the conquistadors and settlers. One notable figure was Hernán Torales, who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 1500s.

Another significant individual with the Torales surname was Miguel Torales, a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish-American War of 1898. He was born in Madrid in 1856 and played a crucial role in the defense of the city of Santiago de Cuba during the conflict.

Throughout history, the Torales name has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Toral de los Guzmanes in the province of León, and Toral de los Vados in the province of Zamora. These places may have influenced the name's origin or been named after individuals with the Torales surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torales

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Torales.

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 Torales 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 Torales 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 Torales was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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