Find out how popular the last name Oris is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Oris.

Oris, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Oris surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oris in America

Oris is the 80419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oris surname appeared 236 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Oris.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oris to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Oris

The surname ORIS is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old Spanish word "oriza," which referred to a type of grassy plant or reed that grew abundantly in certain regions of the country.

ORIS is believed to have initially been a topographic surname, given to individuals who lived near areas where these grassy plants thrived. The earliest known records of the name date back to the 13th century, where it appears in various forms such as "Oryz," "Oriz," and "Oris" in documents from the regions of Castile and Aragon.

One of the earliest documented individuals with this surname was Pedro Oris, a landowner from the town of Calatayud, Aragon, who lived in the late 13th century. Records also show a Juan Oris, a merchant from Seville, who was active in trade with the Moorish kingdoms of North Africa in the early 14th century.

During the 15th century, the name began to spread beyond Spain, as some members of the Oris family migrated to other parts of Europe. Notably, there are records of a Thomas Oris, a Dutch soldier who served in the armies of the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, a notable figure with the surname ORIS was Miguel Oris y Cotoner, a Spanish nobleman and military officer who served as the Viceroy of Sardinia from 1772 to 1777. He was born in Palma de Mallorca in 1720 and died in Madrid in 1794.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Mariano Oris y Delgado, a Spanish painter and engraver from Valencia, who was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in 1768 and is known for his portraits and religious paintings.

While the surname ORIS is not among the most common in Spain or elsewhere, it has persisted over the centuries, with various branches of the family spreading across different parts of Europe and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oris

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Oris.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Oris was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Oris has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Oris was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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