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

Torda, 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 Torda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torda in America

Torda is the 96368th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torda surname appeared 189 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 Torda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torda 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 Torda

The surname TORDA originated in Hungary, with records of the name dating back to the late 16th century. It is thought to have derived from the Hungarian word "torda," which referred to a small town located in the historical region of Transylvania. This town was once a thriving center for salt mining and trade, and the name may have been adopted by those involved in these industries or those who lived in the vicinity.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the TORDA surname can be found in the National Archives of Hungary, where a document from 1587 mentions a Janos TORDA, a merchant from the town of Torda. Another notable early bearer of the name was Istvan TORDA, a prominent salt mine owner who lived in the late 16th century and helped establish the town's reputation as a center of salt production.

The TORDA surname also appears in several historical records from the 17th and 18th centuries, including church records and tax registers. Some of these records suggest that the name was not limited to the Transylvanian region but had spread to other parts of Hungary as well.

One notable bearer of the TORDA name was Mihaly TORDA, a Hungarian soldier who fought in the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-1718. He was born in 1688 and died in 1742. Another was Jozsef TORDA, a scholar and educator who lived from 1754 to 1824 and authored several works on Hungarian history and culture.

In the 19th century, the TORDA surname continued to be associated with the town of Torda and its salt mining industry. One prominent figure was Lajos TORDA, a successful salt merchant who lived from 1812 to 1879 and played a significant role in the town's economic development.

As the 20th century dawned, the TORDA name began to spread more widely, with bearers of the surname found in various parts of Hungary and even in other countries with sizable Hungarian populations, such as Romania and Slovakia. One notable 20th-century bearer of the name was Zoltan TORDA, a Hungarian-American scientist who made significant contributions to the field of genetics and was born in 1888 and died in 1967.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torda

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

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

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