Torrington

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English

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Etymology

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From Torridge (a river in Devon) + Old English tūn (enclosure; settlement, town).

Proper noun

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Torrington (countable and uncountable, plural Torringtons)

  1. A small village in Tenterfield Shire, in northern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
  4. Short for Great Torrington, a market town in Devon, England.
  5. A city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Torrington is the 160975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 100 individuals. Torrington is most common among White (76.0%) and Black/African American (20.0%) individuals.

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