Orozco is used as a family name or surname in Colombia. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Orozco
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Colombia
Meaning: Name worn in Spain, which is a town of Biscay. The place name is Basque and its meaning is obscure. Could match oratz (= sharp rock).

How popular is Orozco?

Orozco is common in Colombia.

Orozco is ranked 952 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Orozcos grew by 45.51878 per cent to 65904 since 2000 and ranked 512 after elevating 178 spots. The last name was found in around 223 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 95.76 95.07
White 3.4 3.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.39 0.39
Black 0.17 0.12
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.15 0.27
Others 0.12 0.28
Orozco is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while Nicaragua is ahead in terms of density. Around 557424 people have been found who wears Orozco as their family name. Orozco is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,646 Japan7
10,935 Armenia5
2,306 Angola4
661,536 Indonesia3
14,054 China3
23,344 Austria2
9,185 Hong Kong2
6,900 Oman2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
34,572 Israel2
18,718 Thailand2
5,936 Bahrain2
18,969 Wales1
7,292 Vietnam1
2,190 Barbados1
165,773 Belarus1
20,172 Hungary1
1,542 Andorra1
28,746 Algeria1
174,544 Czech Republic1
7,847 Albania1
1,704,541 India1
8,181 Botswana1
492,292 Ukraine1
5,467 Haiti1
17,768 Pakistan1
9,498 Iceland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
38,830 Morocco1
40,340 Malaysia1
12,745 Luxembourg1
16,283 Lithuania1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
2,578 Guam1
53,505 Turkey1
5,553 Taiwan1
340 Comoros1
7,895 South Korea1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,814 Romania1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
28,365 Kenya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,103 Norway33
8,720 Qatar29
11,387 Ireland22
23,914 Denmark20
26,722 New Zealand14
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,298 Belgium89
26,972 Australia87
791 Belize75
13,832 United Arab Emirates69
5,773 Singapore53
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Orozco:
795 Honduras888
16,274 Brazil811
13,413 France698
475 Puerto Rico679
8,102 Canada508
26,196 Italy370
1,656 Uruguay281
19,430 England274
5,798 Switzerland207
24,148 Netherlands106
Countries with thousands of Orozco:
991 Philippines9,667
132 Costa Rica9,123
554 Argentina8,108
868 Peru5,472
300 Cuba4,735
427 Bolivia4,574
816 Chile2,554
594 Dominican Republic1,983
375 Panama1,436
628 El Salvador1,249
7,991 Germany1,210
Countries with ten thousands of Orozco:
52 Guatemala48,401
892 United States41,768
39 Nicaragua27,205
273 Venezuela18,664
292 Ecuador11,994
519 Spain10,555
Countries with hundred thousands of Orozco:
75 Mexico228,963
73 Colombia114,318
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Orozco Namesakes

    Gabriel Orozco, Mexican artist
    Olga Orozco, Argentine poet
  • Abimael Orozco Lemus, Actor
  • Martín Orozco Sandoval, Politician
  • Alejandra Orozco, Olympic athlete
  • Alejandra Orozco, Olympic athlete
  • Ana María Orozco, Movie actress
  • Ana María Orozco, Movie actress
  • Andrés Orozco, Soccer player
  • Antonio Orozco, Singer-songwriter
  • Araceli Orozco, Actor
  • Gerardo Aranda Orozco, Mexican Politician
  • In 2018 horror, thriller movie, Flakka 666, Ivan Orozco portrayed Zombie Victim.
  • Xia Orozco played the crucial role of Rita in 2018 drama and mystery flick I Am Going to Kill Someone This Friday.
  • In 2017 drama flick, The Blue Years, Ilse Orozco portrayed Silvia.
  • In 0 drama film, Future 86 or: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right, Michael Orozco portrayed Ryan.
  • In 2016 action and drama film, El Sueño, Diajesma Orozco characterized Alejandra.
  • José Luis Orozco characterized central character of Elmer in 2010 adventure, animation movie Brijes 3D.
  • Cristina Orozco, from 2007 drama, romance movie Año uña, who portrayed Grandma Cristina.

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