Torre Family History
Torre Name Meaning
Italian: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower torre (from Latin turris) usually a defensive fortification or watchtower or a habitational name from any of the places called with this word as for example Torre Annunziata or Torre del Greco in Naples province Torre de’ Passeri (Pescara Abruzzo) or Torre di Ruggiero (Catanzaro Calabria). Compare La Torre . Galician Catalan Aragonese Spanish and Portuguese: topographic name from torre ‘(watch) tower’ (of the same etymology as ) or a habitational name from any of numerous places called (La) Torre in Spain and Portugal. Compare Spanish De la Torre and La Torre . English: variant of Torr .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022