How common is the surname Ore?

1,862 people in the United States had the surname Ore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. It ranked 15,673rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ore?

In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Ore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Ore getting more or less common?

More common. 1,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,862 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Ore also a first name?

Yes. Ore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ore

A surname, carried by 1,862 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex O600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ore is more common than 90.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,862 people named Ore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,783.

#15,673

rank among US surnames

1,862

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,177)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,669	Donaghy	1,863	165,725
#15,673	Calixte	1,862	165,814
#15,681	Bertolini	1,861	165,903

Who is named Ore

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

57% of people named Ore identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ore

Ore has the Soundex code O600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O600.

Questions

How common is the surname Ore?: 1,862 people in the United States had the surname Ore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. It ranked 15,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ore?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Ore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ore getting more or less common?: More common. 1,783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,862 in 2010, up 4.4%.
Is Ore also a first name?: Yes. Ore is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.