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

Torreblanca, 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 Torreblanca surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torreblanca in America

Torreblanca is the 39419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torreblanca surname appeared 558 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 Torreblanca.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torreblanca 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 Torreblanca

The surname Torreblanca has its origins in Spain, dating back to the medieval period. It is a topographic name, derived from the Spanish words "torre" meaning tower and "blanca" meaning white, suggesting that the name was originally given to someone who lived near a white tower.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Torreblanca can be found in the 13th-century manuscript "Libro de la Montería" by King Alfonso XI of Castile, which mentions a place called "Torreblanca" in the province of Soria. This suggests that the name was already in use in that region during that time.

In the 15th century, the name appears in the records of the Inquisition, where a certain Juan de Torreblanca is mentioned as a converso, or a Jewish convert to Christianity, in the city of Toledo. This indicates that the name had spread to other parts of Spain by then.

During the 16th century, the name Torreblanca was associated with a prominent family from Andalusia. One notable member was Diego de Torreblanca (1548-1628), a Spanish painter and sculptor who worked in Seville and is known for his religious artwork.

Another person of note was Juan de Torreblanca y Villalpando (1618-1689), a Spanish mathematician and astronomer who served as the chief cosmographer of the Spanish Crown and made important contributions to celestial cartography.

In the 18th century, the name Torreblanca was found in the records of the Spanish colonies in the Americas. For instance, Luis de Torreblanca (1709-1778) was a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Guatemala from 1768 to 1770.

Moving into the 19th century, one notable bearer of the name was Manuel Torreblanca (1815-1895), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice and the President of the Congress of Deputies during the reign of Queen Isabella II.

Throughout its history, the surname Torreblanca has been subject to various spellings and variations, such as Torreplanca, Torreblanc, and Torreblanque, reflecting the regional differences in language and dialect across Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torreblanca

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

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

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