Orange
loc · English · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
Orange is a name, most frequently recorded in Australia. It appears chiefly in English and French, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: from the woman's name Orenge, of doubtful etymology; first attested Orengia, Horenga 1201 Cur (O).
- AUAustralia1 in 37◐
- BZBelize1 in 2.4K
- CACanada1 in 6.9K
carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.
- ≈5.5K ●
- Sources
- 280 ●
- 1 in 24K ◐
across 11 countries
41K records
Official registry-verified
Netherlands
Spellings & scripts●
Locally spelled Oranje in NL Netherlands, ZA South Africa, CH Switzerland and 3 more.
Meaning & origin●
from the woman's name Orenge, of doubtful etymology; first attested Orengia, Horenga 1201 Cur (O)
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world●
Sorted by bearers counted by national registers, records where none counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU Australia | 1,570,470 | 875 rec. | — | — | Orange | 76 |
| CA Canada | 31,940 | 483 rec. | — | — | Orange | 41 |
| GB United Kingdom | 21,240 | 2.5K rec. | — | listed | Orange | 93 |
| US United States | 4,350 | 33K rec. | 1 in 76K | 4.3K | Orange | 280 |
| BZ Belize | 1,275 | 120 rec. | — | — | Orange | 1 |
| NL Netherlands | 735 | 414 rec. | 1 in 24K | 735 | Oranje | 38 |
| FR France | 272△ | 3 rec. | 1 in 249K | 272 | Orange | 3 |
| RU Russia | 256 | 191 rec. | — | — | Orange | 17 |
| ZA South Africa | 141 | 277 rec. | — | — | Oranje | 17 |
| AR Argentina | 44 | — | 1 in 1M | 44 | — | — |
| CH Switzerland | 32 | 26 rec. | 1 in 263K | 32 | Oranje | 8 |
| BE Belgium | 23 | 37 rec. | 1 in 510K | 23 | Oranje | 14 |
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.
Languages●
- English4.1M67%
- French19K1%
- Finnish1.3K1%
- Hindi3571%
- Spanish3291%
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| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4,116,875 | 67% |
| French | 19,384 | 1% |
| Finnish | 1,275 | 1% |
| Hindi | 357 | 1% |
| Spanish | 329 | 1% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Other recorded senses●
Orange is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, A certain William de Orenge mentioned in Domesday Book probably derives his name from Orange in the departement of Mayenne. Later medieval examples probably come from a female given name, Orenge, of obscure derivation. Onyon see Onion Orbach see Auerbach Oomen see Fame
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
In English, An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In French, Au Moyen Âge, l’orange fut appelée « pomme d’orange ». Son nom vient de l’arabe narandj mais le français y a ajouté un o- parce que ces fruits arrivaient dans le nord de la France après avoir transité par la ville d’Orange.
as a name2500 noms propres devenus communs : dictionnaire étymologique (éponymes, antonomases et hypallages)
In English, city, France
as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
In English, dambélé, said, sardsisod ; bitter orange, gbomgbolo
as a wordVocabulary of the Mende Language
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Over time●
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| Year | records |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 9 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 8 |
| 1886 | 7 |
| 1888 | 10 |
| 1889 | 10 |
| 1892 | 7 |
| 1893 | 6 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1897 | 10 |
| 1898 | 12 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1906 | 6 |
| 1907 | 6 |
| 1911 | 5 |
| 1912 | 9 |
| 1913 | 11 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 16 |
| 1916 | 15 |
| 1917 | 11 |
| 1918 | 15 |
| 1919 | 15 |
| 1920 | 20 |
| 1921 | 16 |
| 1922 | 10 |
| 1923 | 12 |
| 1924 | 7 |
| 1925 | 14 |
| 1926 | 9 |
| 1927 | 16 |
| 1928 | 13 |
| 1929 | 16 |
| 1930 | 11 |
| 1931 | 8 |
| 1932 | 11 |
| 1933 | 11 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1935 | 8 |
| 1936 | 9 |
| 1937 | 7 |
| 1938 | 9 |
| 1939 | 7 |
| 1940 | 9 |
| 1941 | 7 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1944 | 8 |
| 1945 | 14 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 7 |
| 1949 | 11 |
| 1952 | 8 |
| 1953 | 7 |
| 1955 | 5 |
| 1959 | 8 |
| 1971 | 5 |
US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 63 years between 1881–1971. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.
Notable people with this name●
- Wildman Whitehouseb. 1816GBnot in their usual nameEnglish surgeon and electrical engineer (1816–1890)
- Maurice Orangeb. 1867FRFrench painter (1867-1916)
- Claudia Orangeb. 1938NZNew Zealand historian
- Linda Orangeb. 1950USAmerican politician (1950-2019)
- Jason Orangeb. 1970GBBritish pop singer
- Rhasaan Orangeb. 1975USAmerican actor
- Ayesha Orangeb. 1977USAmerican actress
- Tommy Orangeb. 1982USAmerican writer
- Orange Cassidyb. 1985USAmerican professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling
- Sixx Orangeb. 2001USAmerican actress (born 2001)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence●
Attested in 32 sources across 18 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 4.3K | #7,629 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 4.1K | #7,704 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 4K | #7,612 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 336 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 286 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 272 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 272 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 272 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 269 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 236 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 219 | #34,145 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 206 | #28,490 |
Reference works 4
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 110 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Orange?
- We estimate roughly 5.5 thousand people bear Orange (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.
- In which country does Orange have the most bearers?
- Orange is most frequently recorded in Australia, where it is most often spelled orange.
- What does the name Orange mean?
- Recorded meaning: from the woman's name Orenge, of doubtful etymology; first attested Orengia, Horenga 1201 Cur (O)
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