Torrens
Appearance
See also: torrens
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Catalan Torrens. It is also a variant of the surname Torrence.
Proper noun
[edit]Torrens (countable and uncountable, plural Torrenses)
- A surname from Catalan.
- A river that flows through Adelaide, South Australia, named after Robert Torrens. [Named 1836.]
- A salt lake in central South Australia.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Torrens”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.