The Oriol surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 607 people carried this name — #36,788 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is up 32% from 461 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Oriol surname
Borrowed from Catalan and French Oriol.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Oriol» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,294 people named Oriol.
43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 106 people named Oriol live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Oriol live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Oriol have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 35 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Who carried it
People named Oriol,
with a public archive behind them.
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Josep Oriol i Bernadet 1811–1860 · teacher -
Benoît Oriol 1840–1926 · politician -
José Luis de Oriol y Urigüen 1877–1972 · architect -
Baltasar de Oriol y Marcer 1601– · notary
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Joseph Oriol 1650–1702 · Catholic priest
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Joseph Oriol 1650–1702 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Oriol.
- Ori 613 · U.S. census
- Oria 380 · U.S. census
- Oriel 185 · U.S. census
- Orient 129 · U.S. census
- Orin 238 · U.S. census
- Orio 301 · U.S. census
- Orion 219 · U.S. census
- Orlandi 1,072 · U.S. census
- Orlandini 330 · U.S. census
- Orlando 12,586 · U.S. census
- Orlowski 3,208 · U.S. census
- Oros 2,512 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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