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

Torba, 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 Torba surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torba in America

Torba is the 89403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torba surname appeared 207 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 Torba.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torba 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 Torba

The surname Torba is of Polish origin, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Polish word "torba," meaning a bag or satchel. This suggests that the name may have originated as a nickname or occupational name for someone who made or carried bags or satchels.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Torba can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a historical record of the Kingdom of Poland from the 16th century. In these records, a man named Jan Torba is mentioned as a resident of the town of Bydgoszcz in the year 1567.

The Torba name was also present in other historical records from the region, such as church registers and land ownership documents. For example, in the parish records of the village of Gniewkowo, there is an entry from 1612 for the marriage of Jakub Torba and Anna Kowalska.

While not a particularly common surname, the Torba name has been carried by several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Stanisław Torba, a Polish writer and poet who lived in the 18th century (1730-1802). He is best known for his satirical works that criticized the nobility and the social injustices of his time.

Another notable bearer of the Torba name was Franciszek Torba (1845-1920), a Polish entrepreneur and industrialist. He founded a successful textile factory in the city of Łódź, which became one of the largest textile manufacturers in the Russian Empire.

In the early 20th century, there was also a Polish military officer named Józef Torba (1892-1945). He served in the Polish Army during World War I and later fought against the German invasion of Poland in 1939. After being captured and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp, he escaped and joined the Polish resistance movement.

The surname Torba has also been found in other Slavic countries, such as Ukraine and Belarus, likely due to migration patterns and historical ties between these regions and Poland. However, its origins can be traced back to the Polish language and the occupational or descriptive meaning of the word "torba."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torba

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

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

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