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

Orluck, 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 Orluck surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Orluck in America

Orluck is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Orluck surname appeared 105 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 Orluck.

We can also compare 2010 data for Orluck 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 Orluck

The surname Orluck originates from the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in present-day Ukraine and Russia. It likely emerged during the medieval period, between the 10th and 15th centuries. The name Orluck is derived from the Slavic word "orel," meaning "eagle," and may have initially referred to someone with a fierce or strong personality akin to the majestic bird.

One of the earliest known records of the Orluck surname dates back to the 14th century, where it appears in a manuscript from the city of Lviv, Ukraine. This document lists several individuals with the name Orluck, including a merchant named Ivan Orluck, born circa 1340. Additionally, the name can be found in various church records and tax registers from the region during the 15th and 16th centuries.

The Orluck surname is also associated with several place names in Ukraine and Russia, such as the village of Orlukovo in the Kaluga region of Russia, and the town of Orluk in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. These place names likely originated from the same Slavic root word "orel," and may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname over time.

Among the notable individuals with the surname Orluck throughout history, one can mention Mikhail Orluck, a Ukrainian military commander who fought against the Crimean Khanate in the 17th century. Another prominent figure was Yevdokiya Orluck, a renowned painter from the city of Poltava, Ukraine, who lived in the late 18th century and was known for her portraits of the Ukrainian nobility.

In the 19th century, Ivan Orluck (1823-1897) was a respected Ukrainian scholar and linguist who made significant contributions to the study of the Ukrainian language and its dialects. Andrei Orluck (1868-1932) was a Russian architect who designed several notable buildings in St. Petersburg, including the Narva Triumphal Gate and the St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral.

Lastly, Vasily Orluck (1902-1978) was a Soviet politician and diplomat who served as the Soviet ambassador to several countries, including India and France, during the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Orluck

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

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 Orluck 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 Orluck 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 Orluck was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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