Torpey is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Torpey
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Torpey

How popular is Torpey?

Torpey is common in United States.

Torpey is ranked 114668 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Torpey bearers increased by 5.701426 per cent in 2010 US census to 1409 since 2000, the surname slipped by 304 spots and ranked at 19242. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.46 95.87
Hispanic or Latino 1.92 1.58
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.85 0.83
Torpey is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Ireland. Around 3535 people have been found who wears Torpey as their family name. Torpey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
134,667 Zimbabwe1
77,122 Sweden1
38,841 Scotland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
172,258 Germany1
16,283 Lithuania1
29,046 Japan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,867 Canada50
21,268 New Zealand21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Torpey:
12,466 England484
5,685 Ghana479
17,404 Mexico209
2,223 Ireland207
14,629 Australia184
Countries with thousands of Torpey:
17,961 United States1,820

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Torpey worked as farmer and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 40 years old embarked for USA from London on Prince Albert and arrived on November 27, 1848. Workman Patt. Torpey, 17 years old Ellen Torpey, 25 years old Ann Torpey, Workwoman Bridget Torpey, Workman Michael Torpey, Maid Sarah Torpey, William Torpey (6), Michael Torpey (30) Workman, and 4 other Torpey around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

Torpey Namesakes

  • Pat Torpey, Drummer
  • Steve Torpey, Soccer player
  • Erin Torpey, Actress

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