The Orlando surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,586 people carried this name — #2,865 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 12,353 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 4,447 people named Orlando 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
801 people named Orlando live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 477 people named Orlando.
Most of them — 320 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 213 people named Orlando live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Orlando,
with a public archive behind them.
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Domenico Orlando 1756–1839 · Catholic priest -
Luigi Orlando 1814–1896 · engineer -
Diego Orlando 1815–1879 · jurist -
Giuseppe Orlando 1855–1926 · engineer -
Salvatore Orlando 1856–1926 · engineer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 179 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Orlando.
- Orin 238 · U.S. census
- Orio 301 · U.S. census
- Oriol 607 · U.S. census
- Orion 219 · U.S. census
- Orlandi 1,072 · U.S. census
- Orlandini 330 · U.S. census
- Orlowski 3,208 · U.S. census
- Oros 2,512 · U.S. census
- Orosco 8,313 · U.S. census
- Orozco 65,904 · U.S. census
- Ors 126 · U.S. census
- Orsatti 214 · U.S. census
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