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Torres (surname)

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Torres (sometimes spelled Torrez) is a surname in the Portuguese and Spanish languages, meaning "Towers".

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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, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela and the Philippines, among others. In Italy, among other countries, it is found as a Sephardic surname.

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
  • 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
  • Leonardo Torres Quevedo, Spanish engineer
  • Johnny Torres, American soccer player
  • José Torres (1936–2009), Puerto Rican boxer
  • José Francisco Torres, American soccer player
  • 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
  • Óscar Torres, Venezuelan basketball player
  • Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Raymundo Torres, Mexican boxer
  • Roger Torres, Colombian footballer
  • Salomón Torres, Dominican baseball player
  • Sandra Torres, Argentine marathon runner
  • Sandra Torres, Guatemalan politician
  • 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
  • Coraima Torres, Venezuelan actress
  • Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rican actress
  • Diego Torres, Argentinian pop singer
  • Eddie Torres, Puerto Rican American salsa dance instructor
  • Eugenio Torres Villarreal, Mexican professional wrestler, television host and rapper
  • Fernanda Torres, Brazilian actress
  • Fernando Torres, 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 comedian
  • 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
  • Torres, stagename of American musician Mackenzie Scott
  • Eduardo Serrano Torres, Venezuelan composer
  • 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, 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, American state 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, First Lady of Guatemala

    • Scientists and explorers

  • Belindo Adolfo Torres, Argentinian entomologist
  • Carlos Torres, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Eva "Papi" Torres, a character in The L Word
  • Eddie Torres, a character in New York Undercover

    • References

    Torres (surname) Wikipedia
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