Torrado

Torrado is a surname of Iberian origin. In Spanish and Portuguese, torrado is the past participle of the verb torrar, meaning to toast or roast, and functions as an adjective meaning toasted or roasted. The surname is commonly understood to have arisen as an occupational name for a person who roasted grains or other foods, or as a descriptive nickname related to roasting activities.

The name is found in Spain and Portugal and spread to the Americas through migration, with communities in various Latin American countries as well as in other regions with Iberian heritage. Variants or regional forms may exist, but Torrado remains the most widely used spelling in contemporary records.

In modern times, individuals bearing the surname Torrado appear across a range of professions, reflecting the broad geographic distribution of Iberian surnames in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world. The name also appears in cultural or literary contexts on occasion and may be encountered in toponymic references in Iberian regions, though such instances are relatively uncommon.