Torr Surname

117,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Torr Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the tower.' Old French tur, later tour, 'a tower' (Skeat). (a) 'Of the Torr.' Gaelic torr, a hill or mound, specially one of conical form.

Hugh de la Tour. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Read More About This Surname

Torr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4951:37,2704,862
United States6991:518,53943,349
South Africa5931:91,36211,180
Australia4831:55,8926,847
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Wales561:55,2605,065
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
India101:76,706,538639,611
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Show All Nations
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6451:37,7914,873
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Torr (181) may also be a first name.

Torr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the tower.' Old French tur, later tour, 'a tower' (Skeat). (a) 'Of the Torr.' Gaelic torr, a hill or mound, specially one of conical form.

Hugh de la Tour. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Henry atte Torre. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

John de la Torre, 31 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Hugh atte Torre, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Edith atte Torre, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1804. Married — James Torre and Rosellen Eliza Whitwell: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

There were old lands named Torr which formed part of the barony of Ballinbreich, Fife, in 1517 (Sibbald, Fife and Kinross, p. 83). Matthew de Torre de Inuerdouet witnessed a transaction between Serlo de Lascelis and the prior of St. Andrews, 1288 (RPSA., p. 346). Thomas de la Tour of Ayrshire rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a castle with 3 towers (?)... Thorn, de Tv (Bain, II, p. 199,548). Adam Tore was One of those appointed to treat for the ransom of David h in 1357 (Foedera, III, p. 363). James Torre was made town's 'Lord of Bonaccord' in Aberdeen, 1545 (CRA., p. 221).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-Latin; A.-Celt.) Dweller at a Tower, or Tower-like Rock or Hill [Old English torr, a tower, rock, tor; Latin turr-is, a tower; cogn. with Celtic tor(r, a mound, heap, pile, conical hill, tower, castle] Henry atte Torre.—Fine-Rolls.

(Scandinavian) for the Old Norse Thóri-r, Thór-r (mod. Norwegian Tore): v. Thor.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Hill” in Old English.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

In the W. of England, a craggy eminence, or more generally a hill. Places specifically so called are Tor-Abbey, Tor-Bryan, and Tor-Quay, all in Devonshire. De la Tor is the H.R. form.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Roger de Turre, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard and Roger de Turre 1198 (Ib.).

— The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Cornwall, Devon.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Probably the family of Torr came originally from the adjacent county of Warwickshire. The ancient and honourable family of Torre or De Turre, that resided for many generations at Westwood, near Haxey, Lincolnshire, came in the reign of Henry IV. from Warwickshire (Stonehonse's "Isle of Axholme.").

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:

Torr Demographics

Torr Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 155 (2014)

United States
Average

View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Torr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Torr Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Torr (Russian: Торр) is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Torr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 117,700th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,863,822 people. Torr is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Torr live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 677,199th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 181 people.

The last name Torr is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,495 people, or 1 in 37,270. In England Torr is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 11 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Torr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torr has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Torr last name expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 5,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Torr surname are 30.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Torr earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.97% more than the national average, earning R 320,748 per year; in United States they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $49,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.16% more than the national average, earning $69,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torre8958,747/
Thorr89214/
Torrr892/
Tourr892/
Torrë891/
Torrz891/
Toorr891/
Torrd891/
Dtorr891/
Htorr891/
Tor8658,911/
Tourre80833/
Thorre8041/
Toorre805/
Torrre801/
Thorrp800/
Tarr7526,830/
Toor7520,871/
Thor7520,847/
Tore7511,686/
Tuor757,268/
Torp755,516/
Tort755,515/
Tour751,662/
Torz751,205/
Toir75696/
Torh75614/
Toer75155/
Tord75150/
Turr7586/
Türr7568/
Htor7512/
Tohr759/
Torø758/
Ttor755/
Totr753/
Toyr751/
Dtor751/
Toure671,029,155/
Thore679,335/
Tarre671,866/
Turre671,095/
Thoor67343/
Thour67240/
Tarrh67140/
Thorz67124/
Tourt67114/
Tharr6791/
Toire6772/
Toore6770/
Htour6768/
Thürr6747/
Toyre6740/
Toord6730/
Tortt6730/
Thurr6728/
Thorø6725/
Torød6719/
Tohur6717/
Torhe6716/
Tordt6716/
Torzs6712/
Tuore6710/
Thoir679/
T'Arr677/
Toorp676/
Torpp676/
Tourd675/
Thuor675/
Tourh675/
Tosre674/
Tahrr673/
Tourz673/
Tôrre672/
Dhtor672/
Tarrd672/
Taarr671/
Toosr671/
Tousr671/
Thoër671/
Tarrr671/
Turrt671/
Torzh671/
Toehr671/
Totrh671/
Tottr671/
Ttoor671/
Thotr671/
Thhor671/
Tarrt671/
Toirh671/
Tordd670/
Turrh670/
Thorh670/
Show All Similar Surnames

Torr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Torr in the Russian language
Торрtorr-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Torr
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis