Orred is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.
Probably a corruption of some local name terminating in HEAD. According to B.L.G. the family have been for four hundred years, "and probably for a much longer period," at Wirral, in Cheshire.
Orred is a variant form of Ord. Point, edge, promontory.
A form of the Orde. An ancient personal name. It was borne by a Somersetshire land owner before the making of Domesday. The family of Orde are of considerable antiquity, and have long held lands in the counties of Northumberland and Durham, formerly as tenants in capite under the Bishop. The first mentioned in the pedigree, is Simon de East Orde, who possessed Orde by the tenure alluded to in 1362. The estate is at Newbiggin, county of Northumberland.
The word Ord in Suffolk is topographical, and signifies a promontory.
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Orred is a very rare surname, few people in United States have the family name and might be arised from United States. So far only 38 people have been found who wears Orred as their surname. Orred have bearers in just 1 or 2 countries. More detailed information can be found below:
United States38Orred Namesakes
- Meta Orred, author and poet
Orred Namesakes
- Meta Orred, author and poet