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

TorresGarcía, 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 TorresGarcía surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of TorresGarcía in America

TorresGarcía is the 35582nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The TorresGarcía surname appeared 632 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 TorresGarcía.

We can also compare 2010 data for TorresGarcía 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 TorresGarcía

The surname TORRESGARCIA is of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Castile and Andalusia in Spain during the medieval period. The name is a compound of the Spanish words "Torres" and "Garcia," with "Torres" referring to a tower or fortified structure, and "Garcia" being a common patronymic surname derived from the personal name "Garcia," which means "son of Garcia."

The earliest records of the surname TORRESGARCIA can be traced back to the 13th century, where it appears in various historical documents and manuscripts related to the Reconquista, the long-lasting conflict between Christian and Moorish forces in the Iberian Peninsula. The name was likely associated with individuals who lived near or were responsible for the defense of fortified towers or castles during this period.

One notable historical figure bearing the surname TORRESGARCIA was Alonso de Torresgarcia, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés in the early 16th century. Alonso de Torresgarcia was born around 1490 in Seville, Spain, and is believed to have died in Mexico sometime after 1524.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Juan de Torresgarcia, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied the expedition of Vasco Núñez de Balboa in the discovery of the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Juan de Torresgarcia was born in Granada, Spain, around 1480 and died in Panama in 1517.

In the 17th century, a noteworthy bearer of the surname was Pedro de Torresgarcia, a Spanish priest and missionary who traveled to the Philippines and helped establish the Jesuit mission in the Visayas region. Pedro de Torresgarcia was born in Seville, Spain, in 1602 and died in Cebu, Philippines, in 1661.

During the 18th century, a prominent figure with the TORRESGARCIA surname was María de Torresgarcia, a Spanish painter and portraitist active in Madrid. María de Torresgarcia was born in Seville in 1720 and died in Madrid in 1786, leaving behind a significant body of work that contributed to the development of Spanish Baroque painting.

In the 19th century, one notable bearer of the TORRESGARCIA surname was Joaquín de Torresgarcia, a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines from 1857 to 1860. Joaquín de Torresgarcia was born in Cádiz, Spain, in 1810 and died in Madrid in 1874.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name TorresGarcía

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

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

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