The Tortorella Family Name

The spelling Tortorella grew out of Tortora, an Italian surname with a long paper trail. In origin, the name means “Turtle dove”.

• In the 2010 US Census, 768 Americans gave Tortorella as their last name (rank 30,420).
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Other spellings include Tortorici.
• With the diminutive -ella, Tortorella is a pet form of Tortora that became a surname in its own right.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Tortorella family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Tortorella family name pack.