Orson is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Orson
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Orson

How popular is Orson?

Orson is ranked 381222 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Orsons plummeted by 16.86275 per cent to 212 since 2000 and slipped by 16291 spots and ranked at 87663. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.26 89.02
Hispanic or Latino 8.02 5.1
Others 2.36 0
Orson is a very rare family name, few people in United States and England have the last name. Around 712 people have been found who wears Orson as their family name. Orson is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
116,327 Spain6
90,215 Germany3
67,494 South Africa3
139,444 Brazil2
723,167 Indonesia2
174,544 Czech Republic1
277,603 France1
53,505 Turkey1
81,201 Switzerland1
49,101 Denmark1
58,885 Poland1
66,560 Philippines1
17,575 Kuwait1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,159 Australia30
103,933 Canada25
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
216,554 India62
Countries with hundreds of Orson:
71,465 United States343
22,458 England226

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman George Orson and immigrant Maria Orson from Ireland aboard the Marmion from Liverpool during the Irish famine. George is registered to be 22 years old when he arrived in USA on March 20, 1850.

Orson Namesakes

  • Giorgio Orsoni, Former Mayor of Venice
  • Dashiell Orson Priestley, Jason Priestley's son
  • Giorgio Orsoni, Former Mayor of Venice
  • Greg Orson, Casting Director
  • Dashiell Orson Priestley, Jason Priestley's son
  • Barbara Orson, Actress
  • Miloš Orson Štědroň, Composer
  • Elder Orson F. Whitney, Author
  • Dashiell Orson Priestley, Jason Priestley's son
  • Giorgio Orsoni, Former Mayor of Venice

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