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

Torriente, 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 Torriente surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torriente in America

Torriente is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torriente surname appeared 132 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 Torriente.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torriente 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 Torriente

The surname Torriente is of Spanish origin, derived from the word "torriente," which means "stream" or "torrent." This name is thought to have originated in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Torriente appears in the "Libro de la Montería" (Book of the Hunt), a hunting treatise written in the 14th century during the reign of King Alfonso XI of Castile. The document mentions a hunting ground called "Torriente" located in the province of Cádiz.

The Torriente surname can also be traced back to the town of Torriente, which is now known as Torremocha, located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura. This town's name is derived from the Latin word "torrens," meaning "torrent" or "rushing stream."

In the 15th century, during the Spanish Reconquista, several individuals with the surname Torriente participated in the conquests of the Canary Islands and the Americas. Notable among them was Juan de Torriente, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

Another prominent figure bearing the Torriente surname was Luis de Torriente, a Spanish military officer who served as the Governor of Florida from 1637 to 1647. He played a crucial role in the defense of St. Augustine against English attacks during the Anglo-Spanish War.

In the 19th century, José María Torriente y Martorell (1800-1875) was a Cuban lawyer, politician, and writer who served as the President of the Council of Ministers of Spain in 1854.

During the Cuban War of Independence, Emilio Torriente Vázquez (1842-1898) was a Cuban patriot and military leader who fought against Spanish colonial rule. He was a prominent figure in the Cuban revolutionary movement.

In the early 20th century, Adolfo Torriente (1895-1978) was a Cuban baseball player who played in the Negro leagues and later became one of the first Cubans to play in Major League Baseball after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torriente

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

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

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