Torrens

See also: torrens

English

The River Torrens, looking upstream from near weir no. 1 (behind camera)

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan Torrens. It is also a variant of the surname Torrence.

Proper noun

Torrens (countable and uncountable, plural Torrenses)

1. A surname from Catalan.
2. A river that flows through Adelaide, South Australia, named after Robert Torrens. [Named 1836.]
3. A salt lake in central South Australia.

Derived terms

• Torrens title
• West Torrens

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Torrens is the 22770^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1125 individuals. Torrens is most common among White (52.0%) and Hispanic/Latino (44.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Torrens”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• rentors, retrons, snorter