Explore the Family Name Torry

The meaning of Torry

1. Scottish (eastern): variant of Torrie. 2. English: variant of Tory.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Torry in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Torry ranked 35,666 in popularity in 2000 and slightly fell to 35,866 in 2010, reflecting a slight decline of 0.56%. However, the count of individuals with the Torry surname rose from 596 to 626 in the same period, indicating a growth of 5.03%. As for the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease from 0.22 to 0.21, suggesting that while the absolute number of people with this surname increased, its prevalence relative to the total population decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,666	#35,866	-0.56%
Count	596	626	5.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Torry

The ethnic identity associated with the Torry surname also showed shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census Data. In 2000, the majority of the Torrys were Black, making up 60.07% of the total, which slightly increased to 60.54% in 2010. The percentage of Torrys who identified as White declined from 34.56% in 2000 to 31.79% in 2010. The representation of individuals of Hispanic ethnicity within the Torry surname holders saw an increase from 1.85% in 2000 to 3.04% in 2010, representing a significant growth of 64.32%. The percentage identifying as two or more races also rose notably from 2.68% to 3.67%. There were no recorded instances of Torrys of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	60.07%	60.54%	0.78%
White	34.56%	31.79%	-8.02%
Two or More Races	2.68%	3.67%	36.94%
Hispanic	1.85%	3.04%	64.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%