Oriol is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Oriol
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: It is recognized more often it is a nickname comparing the individual to a oriole, either because of the beauty of her singing, or because of his marital misfortune (see the color of this bird). It is possible that the gold color is a symbol of majesty (in this case the name would be formed directly on the Latin adjective Aureolus), inseparable from the halo. It is more plausible that in the Middle Ages Oriol was frequently used as a baptismal name.

How popular is Oriol?

Oriol is common in France.

Oriol is ranked 51848 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Oriols grew by 31.67028 per cent to 607 since 2000 and ranked 36788 after elevating 7239 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 43.99 41.21
Black 34.1 29.93
White 19.93 22.13
Others 1.48 5.86
Oriol is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Haiti which signifies that it is originated from Haiti. Around 9113 people have been found who wears Oriol as their family name. Oriol is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
475 Turks and Caicos Islands6
381,097 Ukraine4
4,096 Dominican Republic3
54,641 Sweden2
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
82,478 South Africa2
21,529 Singapore2
787 Andorra2
65,594 Belgium2
26,532 Chile2
19,046 Ireland2
124,220 Italy2
118,441 Germany2
14,521 Portugal2
91,784 Netherlands2
11,831 Tajikistan1
7,895 South Korea1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
2,374 Bermuda1
6,033 Benin1
174,544 Czech Republic1
30,360 Thailand1
2,715 Gabon1
16,228 Bulgaria1
50,549 Georgia1
6,212 Jamaica1
28,365 Kenya1
16,283 Lithuania1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
12,745 Luxembourg1
14,644 Tunisia1
36,814 Romania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927 England43
70,431 Canada41
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
5,778 Uruguay86
15,572 Switzerland72
16,172 Peru71
4,057 Panama65
Countries with hundreds of Oriol:
43,705 United States627
25,252 Philippines516
13,215 Mexico314
20,596 Poland286
2,675 Moldova210
7,648 Venezuela201
33,601 Argentina149
Countries with thousands of Oriol:
608 Haiti2,594
2,539 Spain1,892
4,630 France1,776
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Oriol
Oriol denotes a oriole, sobriquet relating either to the color of the bird evoking marital misfortunes, or the sweet song of the bird -in Catalonia, this name refers attic grains, nickname of the owner.

Oriol Namesakes

  • Estevan Oriol, Photographer
  • Carline Orioles, Actress
  • Joe Oriolo, Writer
  • Estevan Oriol, Photographer
  • Eduard Oriol, Soccer player
  • Eduard Oriol, Soccer player
  • Estevan Oriol, Photographer
  • Joan Oriol, Soccer player
  • Eduard Oriol, Soccer player
  • Joan Oriol, Soccer player

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