Torres (family name)

Torres is a family name .

Origin and meaning

Torres is, comparable to Torre , an originally local Spanish and Portuguese surname that was given to a person who lived in or near a tower (derived from the Latin turris ).

Name bearer

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A.

• Adolfo Domingo Torres (1943 / 44–2010), Argentine physician, university professor and politician
• Adriano Torres (1916–1997), Filipino badminton player
• Agustín de Jesús Torres y Hernandez (1818–1889), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Tulancingo
• Albert Torres (* 1990), Spanish cyclist
• Alberto Torres (1865–1917), Brazilian politician, journalist and lawyer
• Alfredo Torres (* 1931), Mexican football player
• Alfredo Torres Romero (1922–1995), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Toluca
• Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón (* 1950), Venezuelan clergyman, Bishop of San Fernando de Apure
• Anabel Torres (* 1948), Colombian poet and translator
• Andrés Torres Queiruga (* 1940), Spanish theologian
• Ángel Torres (* 1965), Mexican soccer player
• Ángel Torres Ranchero (1916–2003), Mexican football goalkeeper
• Ângelo Torres (* 1968), Portuguese actor
• Antoni Torres ( Antoni Torres García ; 1943-2003), Spanish football player
• Antonio de Torres (1817-1892), Spanish guitar maker
• Antonio Torres Servín (* 1968), Mexican football player
• António Olavo Monteiro Tôrres († 1851), Portuguese governor of Portuguese Timor
• Art Torres (* 1946), American politician and lawyer
• Arturo Torres (1906–1987), Chilean football player
• Arturo Torres Rioseco (1897–1971), American Romanist, Hispanist and poet of Chilean origin
• Aureliano Torres (* 1982), Paraguayan football player

B.

• Bartolomé de Torres Naharro (1485–1530), Spanish playwright and poet
• Béla von Las-Torres (1890–1915), Hungarian swimmer
• Blanca Torres (1928-2006), Mexican actress

C.

• Camilo Torres (1929–1966), Colombian priest and liberation theologian
• Carlos Torres (soccer player) , Paraguayan soccer player
• Carlos Torres (astronomer) (1929-2011), Chilean astronomer
• Carlos Torres and Carlos Argentino Torres (1929-1991), Argentine singer, see Carlos Argentino
• Carlos Torres (referee) (* 1970), Paraguayan football referee
• Carlos Torres Vila (1946-2010), Argentine singer
• Carlos Alberto Torres (1944-2016), Brazilian soccer player and coach
• Carlos Alexandre Torres (born 1966), Brazilian soccer player
• Carlos Guillermo Torres (1910-1965), Argentine astronomer
• Carmelo Torres (Matador) (1927–2003), Mexican-Venezuelan matador and businessman
• Carmelo Torres (musician) , Colombian musician and accordionist
• Carmen Marina Torres († 2015), Colombian actress
• Casimiro Torres (1906– ??), Chilean football player
• Curro Torres (* 1976), Spanish soccer player

D.

• Daniel Torres (comic book author) (* 1958), Spanish comic book author and illustrator
• Daniel Torres (soccer player, 1977) ( Daniel Torres González ; * 1977), Costa Rican soccer player
• Daniel Torres (soccer player, 1989) ( Daniel Alejandro Torres Rojas ; * 1989), Colombian soccer player
• Daniel Díaz Torres (1948-2013), Cuban director
• Daniel Fernández Torres (* 1964), American priest, Bishop of Arecibo
• Dara Torres (* 1967), American swimmer
• Darwin Torres (* 1991), Uruguayan football player
• Daysi Ivette Torres Bosques (* 1956), Nicaraguan politician, Mayor of Managua
• Diego Torres (actor) ( Diego Antonio Caccia Torres ; * 1971), Argentine actor and singer
• Diego Torres (soccer player) ( Diego Martín Torres Ferulo ; * 1992), Uruguayan soccer player
• Diego de Torres Villaroel (1694-1770), Spanish writer

E.

• Edson Torres (* 1998), Mexican soccer player
• Eduardo Valentín Serrano Torres (1911-2008), Venezuelan musician, conductor and composer, see Eduardo Serrano (composer)
• Edwin Torres (* 1931), American author and judge
• Efren Torres (1943-2010), Mexican boxer
• Enrique Torres (* 1950), Argentine screenwriter and television producer
• Erick Torres Padilla (* 1993), Mexican soccer player
• Esteban Edward Torres (* 1930), American politician
• Esteban Escudero Torres (* 1946), Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Palencia
• Eve Torres (* 1984), American dancer, model and wrestler

F.

• Félix González-Torres (1957–1996), Cuban artist
• Fernanda Torres (born 1965), Brazilian actress
• Fernando Torres ( Fernando José Torres Sanz ; * 1984), Spanish soccer player
• Fernando Torres Durán (1937–2019), Colombian clergyman, Bishop of Chitré
• Fernando Torres y Portugal († after 1589), Spanish politician, Viceroy of Peru
• Fernando Vega Torres (* 1984), Spanish soccer player, see Fernando Vega (soccer player)
• Ferrán Torres (* 2000), Spanish football player
• Francisco Torres (Jesuit) (around 1504–1584), Spanish theologian and author
• Francisco Torres (soccer player) (born 1985), Spanish soccer player
• Francisco Torres Oliver (* 1935), Spanish translator
• Francisco Javier Torres (* 1983), Mexican soccer player
• Francisco José Torres (* 1982), Spanish cyclist
• Francisco Rodríguez Torres (* 1957), Spanish football player
• Francisco Torres , Spanish karate fighter
• Frederic Longàs i Torres (1897–1968), Catalan classical pianist and composer

G

• Genoveva Torres Morales (1870–1956), founder of the Spanish order
• German Torres (* 1957), Mexican boxer
• Gina Torres (* 1969), American actress
• Guillermo Torres (soccer player) (1952-2014), Mexican soccer player
• Guillermo Torres (marksman) (born 1959), Cuban marksman
• Guillermo Torres Cervantes (* 1986), Mexican wrestler

H

• Henry Torrès (1891–1966), French lawyer
• Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza (* 1966), Ecuadorian clergyman, Bishop of Guaranda
• Hugo Alberto Torres Marín (* 1960), Colombian clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Medellín

J

• J. Torres (* 1969), Canadian comic book writer
• Jacinto Guerrero Torres (1934-2006), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Tlaxcala
• Jaime Torres (1938-2018), Argentine musician
• Jaime Torres Bodet (1902–1974), Mexican writer
• Jaume Torres i Grau (1879–1945), Spanish architect
• Jesús Torres Tejeda († 2002), Dominican broadcaster, producer and director
• Joaquín Torres García (1874–1949), Uruguayan painter
• Jon Torres († 2013), American bass player
• Jorge Torres (athlete) (born 1980), American athlete
• Jorge Torres Nilo (* 1988), Mexican soccer player
• Jorge Martín Torres Carbonell (* 1954), Argentine clergyman, Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrère
• José Torres (actor) (born 1928), Venezuelan actor
• José Torres (boxer) (1936–2009), Puerto Rican boxer
• José Torres (politician) , American politician
• José Augusto Torres (1938-2010), Portuguese football player and coach
• José Francisco Torres (* 1987), American-Mexican soccer player
• José Guadalupe Torres Campos (* 1960), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Gómez Palacio
• José Manuel Casas Torres (1916-2010), Spanish geographer
• José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda (1918–1967), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Ciudad Obregón
• José Tomás Torres Talavera (1887–1962), Mexican diplomat
• Josep Pau Ballot i Torres (1747–1821), Spanish theologian, Catalanist, Hispanist and grammarian
• Juan Torres (athlete) (born 1959), Spanish athlete
• Juan Torres (Boxer, 1968) (* 1968), Mexican boxer
• Juan Torres (cyclist) (* 1986), Venezuelan cyclist
• Juan Torres (soccer player) (* 1999), American-Colombian soccer player
• Juan Torres Odelin (* 1960), Cuban boxer
• Juan Domingo Torres (1953-2010), Honduran art and social scientist and writer
• Juan Francisco Torres (* 1985), Spanish soccer player
• Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver (1925–2012), Puerto Rican minister, Bishop of Ponce
• Juan José Torres (1920–1976), Bolivian politician
• Juan Pablo Torres (1946–2005), Cuban jazz trombonist and arranger
• Juanfran Torres (* 1985), Spanish soccer player
• Julio Romero de Torres (1874–1930), Spanish painter
• Justiniano Torres Aparicio (1906–1992), Argentinian doctor, archeologist, composer, musicologist and author

L.

• Leopoldo Lara y Torres (1874–1939), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Tacámbaro
• Liz Torres (born 1947), American actress and singer
• Lorenzo Torres ( Mr. Lo ; * 1958), American paper manipulator and dancer
• Luis de Torres († 1493), Spanish interpreter for Christopher Columbus
• Luis Torres (soccer player) ( Ernesto Luis Torres Torreani ; * 1952), Paraguayan soccer player
• Luis Alfredo Torres (1935–1992), Dominican poet, journalist and critic
• Luis Llorens Torres (1876–1944), Puerto Rican playwright, journalist and politician
• Luis Manuel Torres , Mexican soccer coach and player
• Luiz Váez de Torres († 1610), navigator and explorer in the Spanish service

M.

• Manuel Torres (* 1991), Spanish soccer player
• Manuel Folch i Torres (1877–1928), Catalan writer, journalist, lawyer and politician
• Manuel Montt Torres (1809–1880), Chilean politician
• Marcos de Torres y Rueda († 1649), Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Yucatán and Viceroy of New Spain
• Maria Soledad Torres Acosta (1826–1887), founder of the Spanish order and saint
• Mariano Néstor Torres (* 1987), Argentinian football player
• Márcio Torres (* 1981), Brazilian tennis player
• Mario García Torres (* 1975), Mexican artist
• Màrius Torres (1910–1942), Catalan poet
• Martí Roca de Torres (* 1980 or 1981), Spanish poker player
• Martín Torres (* 1992), Uruguayan football player
• Maruja Torres (* 1943), Spanish author and journalist
• Miguel Torres (* 1986), Spanish soccer player
• Miguel Eduardo Rodríguez Torres (* 1964), Venezuelan politician

N

• Néstor Torres (* 1957), Puerto Rican jazz musician
• Norma Torres (* 1965), American politician

O

• Olga Valdivia Torres (1924–2010), Chilean entrepreneur
• Óliver Torres (* 1994), Spanish football player

P

• Pau Torres (* 1997), Spanish soccer player
• Pedro Torres (Bishop) , Titular Bishop of Arbanum
• Pedro Torres (cyclist) ( Pedro Torres Cruces ; * 1949), Spanish cyclist
• Pedro Javier Torres (* 1960), Argentine clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Córdoba
• Pedro Manuel Torres , known as Mantorras (* 1982), Angolan football player

R.

• Rafael Torres (wrestler) , Cuban wrestler
• Rafael Torres (boxer) (born 1966), Dominican boxer
• Rafael García Torres (* 1974), Mexican football player
• Rafael Orozco Torres (1922-2015), Mexican soccer player
• Rafael Valdéz Torres (* 1959), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Ensenada
• Rafaela Torres Gonçalves (* 1991), Brazilian javelin thrower
• Raffi Torres ( Raphael Torres ; * 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
• Rainer Torres (* 1980), Peruvian soccer player
• Ralph Torres (* 1979), American politician
• Ramón Torres Martínez (1924–2008), Mexican architect
• Regla Torres (* 1975), Cuban volleyball player
• Rena Torres Cacoullos , American linguist, romance philologist, university professor
• Ricardo Torres (* 1980), Colombian boxer
• Roberto Torres (* 1940), Cuban musician
• Roberto Torres (soccer player) (* 1972), Paraguayan soccer player
• Rodolfo Torres (* 1987), Colombian racing cyclist
• Rodolfo Torres Ruiz (* 1929), Mexican football player
• Román Torres (* 1986), Panamanian football player
• Rómulo Betancourt y Torres (1858–1901), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Campeche

S.

• Sandra Torres (* 1955), Guatemalan politician
• Sandra Torres (runner) (* 1974), Argentinian runner and athlete
• Sandra Torres (fencer) (* 1979), Venezuelan fencer
• Santiago Torres Bernárdez (* 1929), Spanish lawyer
• Santos Montoya Torres (* 1966), Spanish Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Madrid
• Silvia Torres-Peimbert (* 1940), Mexican physicist and astronomer

T

• Tereska Torrès (1920–2012), French writer with Polish roots
• Tico Torres (* 1953), American musician
• Timmy Torres , known as Timmy T (* 1967), American singer, songwriter and producer
• Tomás Torres Mercado († 2015), Mexican politician

W.

• Willie Torres (singer, 1929) , American singer
• Willie Torres (singer, 1975) , American singer

X

• Xochitl Torres Small (* 1984), American politician

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Torres on surnames.behindthename.com (English)