# Orleans (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/orleans/  
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 [in turn transferred from the place name].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 306 |
| US rank (2010) | 64,891 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,008,972 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.6% (311 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.

## Who carries it

Share of people named 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 12% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Orleans in Brazil.

## People named Orleans

- Rafael de Orléans-Bragança, Brazilian heir
- Princess Maria Amelia of Orléans, (1851-1870)

## Similar surnames

Orellana, Orlando, Orlandi, Orléans-Braganza.

## 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.