Explore the Family Name Orum

The meaning of Orum

1. Danish (Ørum): habitational name from any of several places called Ørum, a compound of ør ‘gravel beach’ + hem ‘dwelling’. This surname is also found in Norway, where it is of Danish origin. 2. English (Wiltshire): variant of Orme and Oram.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Orum has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 44,895, but by 2010, it had jumped to 31,873 – an increase of 29.01%. In terms of count, there were around 450 people with this surname in 2000, which increased to 724 in 2010, marking a substantial rise of 60.89%. The proportion per 100k also rose from 0.17 to 0.25, showing a growth of 47.06%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,895	#31,873	29.01%
Count	450	724	60.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.25	47.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Orum

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Orum surname identify as White, increasing slightly from 66% in 2000 to 66.99% in 2010. The second largest group identifies as Black, with a small increase from 28.44% to 28.87% over the same period. A small portion identified as being of two or more races, although this decreased from 2.67% to 1.24%. There was no change in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, remaining at 0%. Interestingly, there was a slight emergence of Hispanic ethnicity within this surname group, rising from 0% to 1.80%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category went down from 1.78% to 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66%	66.99%	1.5%
Black	28.44%	28.87%	1.51%
Hispanic	0%	1.8%	0%
Two or More Races	2.67%	1.24%	-53.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.78%	0%	0%