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Tor Surname Meaning

Catalan: habitational name from any of the places called Tor from tor an old variant of torre ‘tower’. Polish: perhaps from the word tor ‘track’ torować ‘to clear to show the way’ or a variant of Tur. Alternatively an adaptation of German Thor.

Scandinavian and German: variant of Thor. Turkish: ornamental name or nickname from tor ‘inexperienced’ regionally or archaically also e.g. ‘shy’ or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman from tor ‘fishing net’.

Turkish (Tör): ornamental name or perhaps a status name from archaic or regional tör ‘the best place in a house or room where respectable people sit’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Tor families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tor family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tor families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there was 1 Tor family living in British Columbia. This was about 33% of all the recorded Tor's in Canada. British Columbia and 2 other provinces had the highest population of Tor families in 1911.
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What did your Tor ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Tor. 100% of Tor men worked as a Laborer.

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  • Laborer
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There are 50,000 military records available for the last name Tor. For the veterans among your Tor ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tor lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Tor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2004, and highest in 1997. The average life expectancy for Tor in 1966 was 60, and 34 in 2004.

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