Torres (surname)

Torres is a surname in the Portuguese and Spanish languages, meaning "Towers".

History

A name given to a person who lived in or near a tower, from the Latin "turris." Torres is the 50th most popular surname in the United States and the 11th most popular Spanish surname. It is a common surname in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Peru, and Cuba, among others. In Italy, among other countries, it is found as a Sephardic surname.^[1]^[2]^[3]

People with the surname

Torres (musician), stagename of American musician Mackenzie Scott

Athletes

Abraham Torres, Venezuelan boxer
Albert Torres, Spanish racing cyclist
Andrés Torres, Puerto Rican baseball player
Arturo Torres, American soccer player
Aureliano Torres, Paraguayan footballer
Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian footballer
Carolina Torres, Chilean pole vaulter
Cristián Torres, Argentine footballer
Dara Torres, American swimmer
Dilson Torres, Venezuelan baseball player
Erick Torres, Peruvian footballer
Eve Torres (born 1984), American professional wrestler
Félix Ricardo Torres, Paraguayan footballer
Fernando Torres (born 1984), Spanish footballer
Francisco Javier Torres, Mexican footballer
Georgie Torres, Puerto Rican basketball player
Héctor Torres, Mexican baseball player
Johnny Torres, American soccer player
José Torres (1936–2009), Puerto Rican boxer
José Francisco Torres, American soccer player
Joseph Torrez, professional MMA fighter
Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
Macnelly Torres, Colombian footballer
Mariano Torres, Argentine footballer
Miguel Angel Torres (born 1981), American MMA fighter
Miguel Torres Gómez, Spanish footballer
Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
Raymundo Torres, Mexican boxer
Roger Torres, Colombian footballer
Salomón Torres, Dominican baseball player
Sandra Torres, Argentine marathon runner
Sergio Torres, Argentine footballer
Tecia Torres, American mixed martial artist
Todd Torres, Puerto Rican swimmer
Xavi Torres, Spanish footballer

Performers and media figures

Antonio Torres Jurado, Spanish guitarist and guitar maker
Bartolomé de Torres Naharro, Spanish dramatist
Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress
Diego Torres, Argentinian pop singer
Monica Torres (Lore'l), Puerto Rican American rapper from Brooklyn, NY. Cast member of VH1's Love & Hip Hop
Eddie Torres, Puerto Rican American salsa dance instructor
Eugenio Torres Villarreal, Mexican professional wrestler, television host and rapper
Fernanda Torres, Brazilian actress
Fernando Torres (actor), Brazilian actor
Gina Torres, Cuban American actress
Guillermo José Torres, Puerto Rican American TV reporter
Joe Torres, American TV actor
Judy Torres, Puerto Rican American pop musician and dancer
Liz Torres, American actress, singer and comedienne
Néstor Torres, Puerto Rican jazz flautist
Rawy Torres, Puerto Rican musician
Roberto Torres, Cuban musician
Samantha Torres, Spanish model
Tico Torres, Cuban American musician and Bon Jovi drummer
Tommy Torres, Puerto Rican musician
Xavier Enrique Torres, Puerto Rican actor

Artists and writers

Alberto Torres, Brazilian social thinker
Andrés Torres Queiruga, Galician theologian, writer and translator
Angelo Torres, American cartoonist
Ben Fong-Torres, American rock journalist
Diego de Torres Vargas, Puerto Rican historian
Diego de Torres Villarroel, Spanish writer
Edwin Torres (poet), American/Puerto Rican poet
Félix González-Torres, Cuban artist
Joaquín Torres García, Uruguayan artist
Julio Romero de Torres, Spanish painter
Luis Lloréns Torres, Puerto Rican writer and politician
Tereska Torrès, French novelist

Politicians and public figures

Abdelkhalek Torres, journalist and leader of Morocco
Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian Roman Catholic priest
Camilo Torres Tenorio, Colombian politician
Edwin Torres (judge), American supreme court judge
Esteban Edward Torres, Californian politician
Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican politician
Juan José Torres, Bolivian President
Lucy Torres, Filipino politician
Manuel Montt Torres, Chilean statesman and scholar
Raul Torres, American politician
Ruben Torres, Filipino politician
Sandra Torres (politician), First Lady of Guatemala

Scientists and explorers

Belindo Adolfo Torres, Argentinian entomologist
Carlos Torres (astronomer), Chilean astronomer
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo, Spanish engineer and mathematician
Luis de Torres, interpreter for Christopher Columbus
Luis Váez de Torres, 17th century maritime explorer

Other

Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía, the 16th-century viceroy
Chris Torres, NY Ink
Eric Torres, DJ Toro 92.3 Now Puerto Rican Radio DJ
King Hector Torres, former Latin Kings leader
Linda Torres, Vh1's Big Ang
Monse Torres, Puerto Rican, New York Radio DJ
Shauvon Torres, The Real World: Sydney "The Challenge"
Susan Torres, American woman who gave birth while brain dead
Tomás de Torres, Portuguese astrologer

Fictional characters

Adam Torres, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Al Torres, a character in Showgirls
B'Elanna Torres, a character in Star Trek: Voyager
Callie Torres, a character in Grey's Anatomy
Drew Torres, a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Kristen Torres, a character in Law & Order: SVU
Mitchie Torres, a character in Camp Rock
Eva "Papi" Torres, a character in The L Word
Ria Torres, a character in Lie to Me
Sgt. Rita Torres, a character in Exosquad