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

Torra, 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 Torra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torra in America

Torra is the 86981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torra surname appeared 214 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 Torra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torra 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 Torra

The surname Torra has its origins in the Basque Country, a region straddling the border between northern Spain and southwestern France. It is believed to have emerged sometime in the early Middle Ages, between the 6th and 10th centuries.

Torra is thought to be derived from the Basque word "torra," which means "hill" or "mound." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived on or near a hill, or perhaps even a person whose occupation involved working with hills or earthworks.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Torra can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval cartulary (a collection of charters and other official documents) compiled in the Basque region of La Rioja, Spain, in the 11th century. The document mentions a person named "Garsea Torra" in the year 1072.

Another notable early reference to the name Torra appears in the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century manuscript containing the earliest known account of the legendary pilgrimage route known as the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James). The manuscript includes a list of place names along the route, including a location called "Villa Torra," which may have been named after someone with the surname Torra.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals bearing the surname Torra. One of the earliest was Juan de Torra, a 14th-century Basque architect and stonemason who is credited with designing and constructing several churches and other buildings in the region.

In the 15th century, a Catalan nobleman named Pedro Torra was a prominent figure in the court of King Alfonso V of Aragon. He served as a diplomat and was involved in several important political negotiations during his lifetime.

During the Spanish Golden Age, a writer and playwright named Jerónimo Torra y Vilaseca (1575-1647) gained recognition for his works, which included comedies and religious plays.

In more recent times, Quim Torra (born 1962) is a Catalan politician who served as the 131st President of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Government of Catalonia) from 2018 to 2020.

Another notable figure is María Teresa Torra (1919-2017), a Spanish artist and sculptor known for her abstract and minimalist works. She was awarded the National Prize for Plastic Arts in 1984 by the Spanish government.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torra

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

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

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