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Torrens

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English

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The River Torrens, looking upstream from near weir no. 1 (behind camera)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan Torrens. It is also a variant of the surname Torrence.

Proper noun

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Torrens (countable and uncountable, plural Torrenses)

  1. A surname from Catalan.
  2. A river that flows through Adelaide, South Australia, named after Robert Torrens. [Named 1836.]
  3. A salt lake in central South Australia.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Torrens is the 22770th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1125 individuals. Torrens is most common among White (52.0%) and Hispanic/Latino (44.53%) individuals.

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