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    The surname D'Orleans

    A French surname, carried by 216 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D645

    D'Orleans: #86,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon D'Orleans #86,314, 216 people D'Orleans: #86,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon D'Orleans #86,314, 216 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). D'Orleans is more common than 46.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    A surname from French.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 216 people named D'Orleans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,429,377 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 125.

    #86,314
    rank among US surnames
    216
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +72.8%
    change since 2000 (was #126,400)

    Who is named D'Orleans

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named D'Orleans identified as Black (not Hispanic), 3.7% as two or more races and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Two or more races 3.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous D'Orleanss

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Louise Diane d'Orléans
      18th-century French noblewoman, 1716–1736
    • 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)

    Notable D'Orleanss come mostly from France (2), Empire of Brazil (1) and Brazil (1).

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    Questions

    Where does the surname D'Orleans come from?
    D'Orleans is French in origin.
    How common is the surname D'Orleans?
    216 people in the United States had the surname D'Orleans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,429,377 Americans. It ranked 86,314th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname D'Orleans?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named D'Orleans identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named D'Orleans?
    Louise Diane d'Orléans, 18th-century French noblewoman, followed by Prince François, Prince of Joinville.
    Where is the surname D'Orleans most common?
    Wikidata records people named D'Orleans in France, Empire of Brazil and Brazil.
    Is the surname D'Orleans getting more or less common?
    More common. 125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 216 in 2010, up 73%.