Torrance is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Torrance
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Torrance

How popular is Torrance?

Torrance is common in Scotland.

Torrance is ranked 61264 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Torrance bearers increased by 2.745098 per cent in 2010 US census to 2358 since 2000, the surname slipped by 618 spots and ranked at 13023. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.92 77.12
Black 21.12 19.39
Others 2.25 1.87
Hispanic or Latino 1.87 1.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0
Torrance is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 7512 people have been found who wears Torrance as their family name. Torrance is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
82,942 Zimbabwe8
25,156 Azerbaijan5
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
124,220 Italy2
18,625 Japan2
19,046 Ireland2
21,529 Singapore2
1,253 Burundi1
50,549 Georgia1
1,704,541 India1
16,228 Bulgaria1
165,773 Belarus1
25,721 Egypt1
19,810 Croatia1
169,904 Brazil1
24,771 Colombia1
36,814 Romania1
2,057 Isle of Man1
21,562 Portugal1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
40,340 Malaysia1
624 Solomon Islands1
81,201 Switzerland1
53,505 Turkey1
492,292 Ukraine1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
7,790 Zambia1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
49,393 Netherlands35
353,279 Russia19
84,957 Spain15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
Countries with hundreds of Torrance:
5,151 Canada854
8,244 Australia344
20,379 South Africa292
3,443 New Zealand222
71,225 Germany134
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Torrance:
12,370 United States2,849
5,105 England1,436
805 Scotland1,024
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Torrance was 65 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 25, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as joiner and took Margaret from Glasgow. Blacksmith William Torrance, 21 years old Jane Torrance, Robert-Mr. Torrance, aged 27, are others that migrated to US.

Torrance Namesakes

  • William Breck Torrance, Golfer
  • Ingrid Torrance, Actor
  • Kirk Torrance, Actor
  • Kirsty Torrance, Kirk Torrance's wife
  • James Torrance, Political figure
  • Rowena Torrance, Actress
  • Sam Torrance, Golfer
  • Sam Torrance, Golfer
  • Sam Torrance, Golfer
  • Sunita Torrance, Actress
  • In 2014 horror, mystery flick, Apocalyptic, Rachel Torrance characterized Samara.

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