Orozco Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History - Forebears

Orozco Surname

976th Most Commonsurname in the World

Approximately 545,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in: MexicoHighest density in: Nicaragua

Orozco Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from País Vasco, more precisely, from the former landlords living nearby the Valley of Orozco (Vizcaya, Spain).

This lineage proved its nobility in the Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and in the Military Order of Carlos III (king of Spain from 1759 to 1788; son of Fernando VI and María Luisa Gabriela of Saboya).

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Orozco Surname Distribution Map

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• 2014
• 1881
• 1880

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Mexico	199,292	1:623	99
Colombia	131,222	1:364	67
United States	50,870	1:7,125	841
Guatemala	47,670	1:337	58
Nicaragua	27,249	1:221	39
Venezuela	20,799	1:1,452	260
Spain	10,852	1:4,308	529
Argentina	10,620	1:4,025	472
Costa Rica	9,464	1:505	132
Ecuador	9,447	1:1,684	293
Philippines	5,495	1:18,424	2,203
Peru	5,167	1:6,151	948
Bolivia	3,595	1:2,953	494
Cuba	3,365	1:3,424	451
Dominican Republic	2,827	1:3,690	426
Chile	2,227	1:7,910	783
Puerto Rico	1,927	1:1,842	199
Panama	856	1:4,570	535
El Salvador	711	1:8,922	652
France	432	1:153,756	23,866
Canada	384	1:95,952	10,435
Brazil	321	1:666,898	24,627
Uruguay	132	1:25,998	3,021
Honduras	93	1:94,800	1,650
England	88	1:633,160	37,224
Thailand	84	1:840,933	134,389
Germany	67	1:1,201,574	78,034
Australia	62	1:435,415	34,362
Singapore	47	1:117,185	4,783
Netherlands	45	1:375,271	40,838
Italy	43	1:1,422,249	79,532
Switzerland	40	1:205,323	17,881
Belize	38	1:9,355	1,258
Qatar	22	1:107,182	11,536
Belgium	21	1:547,459	51,586
Angola	16	1:1,686,826	3,823
Aruba	14	1:7,391	1,045
United Arab Emirates	14	1:654,448	24,061
Denmark	11	1:513,156	32,022
Japan	9	1:14,204,921	46,388
Guam	8	1:20,015	3,029
Sweden	8	1:1,230,845	90,587
Hungary	8	1:1,227,035	53,030
New Zealand	7	1:646,903	40,014
Northern Ireland	6	1:307,506	12,899
Taiwan	6	1:3,907,458	23,065
Armenia	5	1:586,036	10,281
Bahrain	4	1:337,152	6,054
Norway	4	1:1,285,572	69,185
Russia	4	1:36,030,764	577,589
South Africa	3	1:18,059,235	248,362
Austria	3	1:2,838,478	93,604
Indonesia	3	1:44,083,065	698,220
China	3	1:455,773,855	21,925
Hong Kong	2	1:3,667,742	11,574
Malaysia	2	1:14,747,112	316,340
Oman	2	1:1,843,986	9,590
Trinidad and Tobago	2	1:681,988	17,017
Botswana	1	1:2,186,929	30,250
Belarus	1	1:9,501,059	159,228
Barbados	1	1:287,448	2,772
South Korea	1	1:51,240,256	8,015
Andorra	1	1:83,838	2,381
Turkey	1	1:77,821,422	191,047
Ireland	1	1:4,708,939	29,543
Algeria	1	1:38,631,551	130,422
Albania	1	1:2,914,055	29,474
Vietnam	1	1:92,646,054	8,382
Wales	1	1:3,094,532	44,023
Israel	1	1:8,557,634	182,558
Finland	1	1:5,496,702	84,025
Kenya	1	1:46,179,900	103,372
Lithuania	1	1:3,034,588	47,401
Luxembourg	1	1:580,542	15,155
Morocco	1	1:34,476,099	111,471
India	1	1:767,065,382	1,851,717
Iceland	1	1:380,090	11,096
Pakistan	1	1:178,643,885	213,220
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
Slovakia	1	1:5,336,450	140,422
Equatorial Guinea	1	1:1,135,674	984
Poland	1	1:38,008,749	231,653
Portugal	1	1:10,418,241	25,048
Czechia	1	1:10,633,469	206,023
Comoros	1	1:749,524	685
Romania	1	1:20,077,870	89,414
Saudi Arabia	1	1:30,855,817	63,028

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	1	1:24,375,369	195,128

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	6	1:8,369,781	355,680

The alternate forms: Orózco (3), Orozço (1) & Òrozco (1) are calculated separately.

Orozco (461) may also be a first name.

Orozco Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from País Vasco, more precisely, from the former landlords living nearby the Valley of Orozco (Vizcaya, Spain).

This lineage proved its nobility in the Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and in the Military Order of Carlos III (king of Spain from 1759 to 1788; son of Fernando VI and María Luisa Gabriela of Saboya). They also proved it by taking part in the Chancellor of Valladolid and in the Royal Midshipmen Company.

- paulaorozcofdez

Meaning - Place of oats.

This surname comes from the valley of Orozco (Vizcaya, Spain).

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Orozco Demographics

Average Orozco Salary inUnited States

$37,986 USD

Per year

Rank: 808,518 of 1,180,305Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:0.0134409Rank: 877 of 1,181,369Percentage of national average salary:88.03%Sample size: 30,177 (2014)

Average Salary inUnited States

$43,149 USD

Per year

Per month: $3,596 USDPer week: $799 USDPer day: $118 USD

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Orozco Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Orozco Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Orozco is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Orózco, Orozço or Òrozco. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Orozco? popularity and diffusion

It is the 976th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,353 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Orozco reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Orozco is also the 397,322nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 461 people.

It is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 199,292 people, or 1 in 623. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 21 percent are found, Michoacán, where 11 percent are found and México, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico Orozco occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Orozco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Orozco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 847,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 8,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Orozco Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Orozco surname are 42.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Orozco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 40.05% less than the national average, earning €18,002 per year; in Peru they earn 3.78% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,652 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning $21,699,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.97% less than the national average, earning $37,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $55,815 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sort resultsIncidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Orózco	94	3	/
Orozço	94	1	/
Òrozco	94	1	/
Horozco	92	25	/
Oroszco	92	15	/
Orrozco	92	9	/
Orozcco	92	9	/
Orozcos	92	9	/
Orozsco	92	7	/
Orozcoo	92	7	/
Oorozco	92	6	/
Orozzco	92	6	/
Oroezco	92	3	/
O'Rozco	92	2	/
Orozcoz	92	2	/
Orozcio	92	2	/
Oroczco	92	1	/
Orodzco	92	1	/
Orozcoa	92	1	/
Orozcso	92	1	/
Orozo	91	266	/
Oroco	91	40	/
Horoszco	86	1	/
Orosco	83	47,922	/
Gorozo	83	305	/
Orozko	83	110	/
Orozzo	83	86	/
Arozco	83	45	/
Orocco	83	37	/
Orocko	83	37	/
Orazco	83	23	/
Orozca	83	22	/
Orozoo	83	19	/
Orzoco	83	14	/
Oroszo	83	10	/
Orozio	83	10	/
Oroxco	83	8	/
Orezco	83	7	/
Orozgo	83	4	/
Ororzo	83	3	/
Orozso	83	3	/
Horozo	83	3	/
Oroico	83	2	/
Goroco	83	2	/
Orocoy	83	2	/
Oruzco	83	2	/
Orojco	83	1	/
Orozos	83	1	/
Orozqo	83	1	/
Orrozo	83	1	/
Orgozo	83	1	/
Orozoa	83	1	/
Orozoi	83	1	/
Orochko	77	206	/
Horosco	77	57	/
Oroczko	77	48	/
Oroszko	77	33	/
Gorgozo	77	30	/
Gorosco	77	26	/
O'Rosco	77	22	/
Horozko	77	19	/
Orrosco	77	11	/
Oroscco	77	7	/
Oroscos	77	5	/
Ourouzo	77	5	/
Oreszco	77	4	/
Oroscoa	77	2	/
Oorosco	77	1	/
Gorozzo	77	1	/
Horoszo	77	1	/
Oroscop	77	1	/
Orzacoa	77	1	/
Gorouco	77	1	/
Oroko	73	2,599	/
Oroza	73	897	/
Oroso	73	752	/
Oraco	73	725	/
Orojo	73	700	/
Aroco	73	302	/
Arozo	73	153	/
Oroca	73	15	/
Horoszko	71	828	/
Goroszko	71	34	/
Otroszko	71	10	/
Gorochko	71	6	/
Ouroucou	71	2	/
Horochko	71	1	/
Goroczko	71	1	/
Oracoy	67	1,786	/
Orosoo	67	1,576	/
Oresco	67	434	/
Orosca	67	432	/
Arroco	67	346	/
Goroza	67	261	/
Orasco	67	143	/
Orosko	67	136	/
Arosco	67	107	/
Goroko	67	104	/
Orusco	67	91	/
Horoza	67	66	/
Garozo	67	56	/
Arozio	67	37	/
Orokos	67	35	/
Ouroko	67	29	/
Horoso	67	26	/
Arazco	67	22	/
Argozo	67	21	/
Orodjo	67	19	/
Arozho	67	18	/
Arozko	67	15	/
Arocoy	67	15	/
Orouko	67	11	/
Orezca	67	11	/
Gourouzou	67	10	/
Orokoh	67	8	/
Orosoh	67	8	/
Goroschko	67	7	/
Orasoo	67	7	/
Arocco	67	7	/
Arouco	67	6	/
Arocod	67	6	/
Oroiso	67	6	/
Horoschko	67	5	/
Orogio	67	4	/
Arrozo	67	3	/
Aurozo	67	3	/
Orokot	67	3	/
Ouroso	67	3	/
Orraco	67	2	/
Horaco	67	2	/
Horoko	67	2	/
Erazco	67	2	/
Arozoo	67	2	/
Oroiko	67	2	/
Orokod	67	2	/
Orozka	67	2	/
Orroca	67	2	/
Orosgo	67	2	/
Aroozo	67	2	/
Orgaco	67	1	/
Arocos	67	1	/
Arozou	67	1	/
Oroijo	67	1	/
Oorojo	67	1	/
Orooka	67	1	/
Orocat	67	1	/
Orojca	67	1	/
Orojoi	67	1	/
Orokoi	67	1	/
Orokoo	67	1	/
Otraco	67	1	/
Urosco	67	1	/
Arocko	67	1	/
Arozod	67	1	/
Horoca	67	0	/
Orockosch	67	0	/

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