The Orient surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 129 people carried this name — #131,379 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 9% from 141 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 71 people named Orient.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Orient,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giovanni Orient 1450–1503 · Catholic priest
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Joseph Orient 1677–1747 · teacher
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Gyula Orient 1869–1940 · physician
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Amaury Orient 2004– · basketball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Orient.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Orient is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.