Explore the Family Name Orders

The meaning of Orders

English: variant, with excrescent -s, of Order, itself a variant, with loss of initial H-, of Horder, an occupational name from Middle English horder(e) ‘keeper of provisions, treasurer, steward’ (Old English hordere).

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How common is the last name Orders in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Orders" experienced a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 58,257th and dropped slightly to 59,603rd in 2010, marking a change of -2.31%. The count, however, saw an increase from 326 to 339 people with the "Orders" surname during this period, which is a growth of 3.99%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 8.33%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,257	#59,603	-2.31%
Count	326	339	3.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orders

The Decennial U.S. Census data regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Orders" shows that there were minor changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of White individuals with this surname slightly decreased from 92.94% to 91.45%, a change of -1.60%. Black people with this surname saw an increase in their representation, going from 6.13% to 6.78%, a positive change of 10.60%. While there were no reported individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent, or those identifying with two or more races, the Hispanic population showed some presence in 2010, recording a 1.47% share, as compared to zero presence in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.94%	91.45%	-1.6%
Black	6.13%	6.78%	10.6%
Hispanic	0%	1.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%