Skip to content
Name Lineage

    The surname Orleans

    A French place surname, carried by 306 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/ 3 syllables Soundex O645

    Orleans: #64,891 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Orleans #64,891, 306 people Orleans: #64,891 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Orleans #64,891, 306 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Orleans is more common than 60% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

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

    Orleans is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    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 306 people named Orleans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,008,972 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 311.

    #64,891
    rank among US surnames
    306
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #60,557)

    Who is named Orleans

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

    72% of people named Orleans identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 72%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Two or more races 4.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Orleanss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rafael de Orléans-Bragança
      Brazilian heir, born 1986
    • Princess Maria Amelia of Orléans
      (1851-1870)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Orleans

    Orleans has the Soundex code O645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O645.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Orleans come from?
    From French Orléans, ultimately from Latin Aurelianum, from the name of the Roman emperor Aurelian, who rebuilt the city. More at Aurelius.
    How common is the surname Orleans?
    306 people in the United States had the surname Orleans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,008,972 Americans. It ranked 64,891st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Orleans?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Orleans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Orleans?
    Rafael de Orléans-Bragança, Brazilian heir, followed by Princess Maria Amelia of Orléans.
    Where is the surname Orleans most common?
    Wikidata records people named Orleans in Brazil.
    How do you pronounce Orleans?
    Orleans is /ˈɔɹ.li.ənz/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Orleans?
    Orleans is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Orleans getting more or less common?
    Less common. 311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 306 in 2010, down 1.6%.