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    The surname Orth

    A surname, carried by 6,345 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex O630

    Orth: #5,482 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Orth #5,482, 6,345 people Orth: #5,482 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Orth #5,482, 6,345 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Orth is more common than 96.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,345 people named Orth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,660 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,284.

    #5,482
    rank among US surnames
    6,345
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #5,126)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,479Reza6,34948,629
    #5,480Warrick6,34748,644
    #5,481Huss6,34648,652
    #5,482Orth6,34548,660

    Who is named Orth

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

    95% of people named Orth identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Orths

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Zak Orth
      American comedic actor, born 1970
    • Frank Orth
      American actor (1880-1962)
    • Marisa Orth
      Brazilian actress, singer and humorist, born 1963

    Notable Orths come mostly from the United States (2) and Brazil (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Orth

    Orth has the Soundex code O630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O630.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Orth?
    6,345 people in the United States had the surname Orth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,660 Americans. It ranked 5,482nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Orth?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Orth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Orth?
    Zak Orth, American comedic actor, followed by Frank Orth.
    Where is the surname Orth most common?
    Wikidata records people named Orth in the United States and Brazil.
    Is the surname Orth getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,284 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,345 in 2010, up 1.0%.