# D'Orleans (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dorleans/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 216 |
| US rank (2010) | 86,314 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,429,377 people |
| Change since 2000 | +73% (125 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named D'Orleans in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named D'Orleans in France, Empire of Brazil and Brazil.

## People named D'Orleans

- Louise Diane d'Orléans, 18th-century French noblewoman
- Prince François, Prince of Joinville, Admiral of the French Navy (1818-1900)
- Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, Brazilian and French Imperial and Royal (1842–1922)
- Pedro Henrique de Orléans e Bragança, (1909-1981)

## Similar surnames

Darling, Darlington, Dreiling, Darland.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.