Torrance Surname

67,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Torrance Surname Definition:

I can supply no satisfactory information in regard to this well-established surname.

1750. Married —John Torrence and Mary Cheldrey: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1769. — George Torrans and Fanny Wilkinson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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Torrance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1601:114,70212,399
Scotland1,3161:4,068704
England1,1521:48,3666,034
Canada8791:41,9185,214
Australia3861:69,9378,284
New Zealand2261:20,0373,526
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Wales691:44,8484,288
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,1031:3,394562
England2091:116,62911,248
Isle of Man91:6,030597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6801:73,8517,909

Torrance (2,373) may also be a first name.

Torrance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I can supply no satisfactory information in regard to this well-established surname.

1750. Married —John Torrence and Mary Cheldrey: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1769. — George Torrans and Fanny Wilkinson: St. George, Hanover Square.

1804. — William Manners and Ann Torrance: ibid.

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

Of local origin from (1) Torrance in Stirlingshire, or (2) from Torrance, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. John Torrance is recorded in Nethir Cloychtquharne in 1555 (Protocols, I), and John Torrance was a tenant of Newbattle Abbey in 1563 (Neubotle, p. 327), The name also occurs in Edinburgh in 1561 as Torrens (Edinb. Marr.). David Torrance (1840-1906), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, U. S., was born in Edinburgh.

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

1 = Toppan (q.v.) + the English pl. -s suffix.

There are places called Torrance in cos. Lanark and Stirling.

2 Irish variant ol Terence, q.v., and, like it, used for the Irish Toirdhealbhach: v. Torley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Latinized form of the English Brook(s); also Ó'Toráin. Of Derry and Antrim.

MIF 93,275; SIF 162

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Tower Dweller” in Irish (Turra). Also from “Dweller near a Watercourse” in Latin (Torrentius).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Scottish) One who came from Torrance (little hills), the name of places in Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Stirling.

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

Torrance Last Name Facts

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

Torrance is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Torrance click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torrance? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,371st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 986,403 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Torrance live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Torrance is also the 152,493rd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 2,373 people.

Torrance is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,160 people, or 1 in 114,702. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Torrance exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 18 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Torrance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Torrance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Torrance surname grew 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 551 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Torrance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Torrance last name is predominantly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Torrance surname are 14.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Torrance earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.72% more than the national average, earning R 429,456 per year; in United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.85% more than the national average, earning $58,549 CAD per year.

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