Submitted Surname Revision History

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6/11/2016, 3:06 AM LMS
6/6/2016, 2:23 AM LMS

Name Torrent
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Spanish
Other Forms FormsTorrente, Torrante, Torrant
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

A topographical name for someone who lived by a flood stream, deriving from the Spanish torrente. Topographical surnames were among the earliest created, since both natural and man-made features in the landscape provided easily recognisable distinguish names in the small communities of the Middle Ages. The surname dates back to the early 17th Century.
Added 6/6/2016 by LMS