Torres

See also: torres and torrés

English

Etymology

From Portuguese and Spanish torres (“towers”), indicating someone who lived in or near a tower.

Proper noun

Torres

A topographic surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Torres is the 37^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 437,813 individuals. Torres is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.2%) individuals.

Anagrams

Storer, resort, retros, roster, sorter, storer

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: to‧rres

Proper noun

Torres

a surname

Portuguese

Proper noun

Torres

Torres (municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin turrēs, accusative plural of turris (“tower”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈto̞.re̞s]

Proper noun

Torres m

A surname.

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