Torrence Surname

58,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Torrence 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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Torrence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2391:43,9935,390
Venezuela1321:228,8195,879
England591:944,37447,923
Wales471:65,8415,810
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland651:57,5883,712
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4841:33,8404,046

Torrence (1,992) may also be a first name.

Torrence 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

(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

Torrence Last Name Facts

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

The surname Torrence is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Torrence.

How Common Is The Last Name Torrence? popularity and diffusion

Torrence is the 58,943rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 851,051 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Torrence reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 169,419th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 1,992 people.

The last name Torrence is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 8,239 people, or 1 in 43,993. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Torrence exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Torrence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Torrence has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Torrence surname grew 555 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Torrence Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States Torrence are 8.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Torrence earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning $38,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,496 CAD per year.

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