The surname Orona
A surname, carried by 6,145 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex O650
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 6,145 people named Orona in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,243 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,032.
#5,649
rank among US surnames
6,145
people in 2010
2.1
per 100,000 Americans
+22.1%
change since 2000 (was #6,252)
Who is named Orona
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
89% of people named Orona identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
- White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Two or more races 0.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Orona
Orona has the Soundex code O650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O650.
Questions
- How common is the surname Orona?
- 6,145 people in the United States had the surname Orona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,243 Americans. It ranked 5,649th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Orona?
- In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Orona identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Orona getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,145 in 2010, up 22%.