How common is the surname Orbán?

1,485 people in the United States had the surname Orbán in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,909 Americans. It ranked 18,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Orbán?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Orbán identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Orbán?

Ludovic Orban, 68th Prime Minister of Romania (2019-2020), followed by Walthère Frère-Orban.

Where is the surname Orbán most common?

Wikidata records people named Orbán in Belgium, Romania and Argentina and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Orbán getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,485 in 2010, down 8.4%.

The surname Orbán

A Hungarian surname, carried by 1,485 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Orbán is more common than 88.6% of them.

Origin

Hungarian origin

Borrowed from Hungarian Orbán.

One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,485 people named Orbán in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 207,909 Americans. That is down 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,621.

#18,572

rank among US surnames

1,485

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-8.4%

change since 2000 (was #16,360)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,572	Gelb	1,485	207,909
#18,579	Shimabukuro	1,484	208,050

Who is named Orbán

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

95% of people named Orbán identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Orbáns

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ludovic Orban
68th Prime Minister of Romania (2019-2020)
Walthère Frère-Orban
Belgian politician (1812-1896)
Lucas Orban
Argentine footballer, born 1989
Rémy Orban
Belgian rower, 1880–1951
György Orbán
(1947--) composer
Desiderius Orban
Australian artist (1884–1986)

Notable Orbáns come mostly from Belgium (2), Romania (1) and Argentina (1).

Other Hungarian surnames

All 46 Hungarian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Orbán come from?: Borrowed from Hungarian Orbán.
How common is the surname Orbán?: 1,485 people in the United States had the surname Orbán in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,909 Americans. It ranked 18,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Orbán?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Orbán identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Orbán?: Ludovic Orban, 68th Prime Minister of Romania (2019-2020), followed by Walthère Frère-Orban.
Where is the surname Orbán most common?: Wikidata records people named Orbán in Belgium, Romania and Argentina and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Orbán getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,621 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,485 in 2010, down 8.4%.