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

Torres-Pérez, 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 Torres-Pérez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torres-Pérez in America

Torres-Pérez is the 58042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torres-Pérez surname appeared 350 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 Torres-Pérez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torres-Pérez 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 Torres-Pérez

The surname TORRESPEREZ is a double-barrelled Spanish surname with origins dating back to the 15th century. It combines the two surnames Torres and Perez, both of which were common in Spain during this era.

The first part of the surname, Torres, is derived from the Spanish word "torre," meaning tower or fortified structure. This likely indicates that the original bearers of the Torres surname were associated with a particular tower or castle, either as the owners, occupants, or keepers of such a structure.

The second part of the surname, Perez, is a patronymic name derived from the given name Pedro, which is the Spanish form of Peter. Patronymic surnames were common in medieval Spain and were formed by adding the suffix "-ez" to the father's given name, in this case, Pedro.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Torres surname can be found in a 1492 document from the city of Seville, which mentions a certain Juan de Torres. Similarly, the Perez surname appears in various records from the 15th and 16th centuries across Spain.

While there are no known historical figures with the combined surname TORRESPEREZ from earlier centuries, several notable individuals have borne the Torres and Perez surnames separately. For example, Francisco de Torres y Villarroell (1634-1700) was a Spanish bishop and writer, while Antonio Perez (1540-1611) was a prominent Spanish statesman and writer during the reign of Philip II.

Other individuals with the Torres surname include the 16th-century Spanish explorer Diego de Torres Villarroel, who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico, and the 19th-century Cuban poet and patriot José María de Heredia y Campuzano, whose mother's maiden name was Torres.

As for the Perez surname, notable bearers include the 17th-century Spanish dramatist Antonio Perez y Soto, and the 19th-century Mexican politician and military leader Porfirio Diaz Perez, who served as the President of Mexico from 1876 to 1911.

While the origins of the TORRESPEREZ surname can be traced back to medieval Spain, it is likely that the double-barrelled form emerged later, possibly through marriage or inheritance, as was common with Spanish naming conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torres-Pérez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Torres-Pérez.

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 Torres-Pérez 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 Torres-Pérez 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 Torres-Pérez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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