The Ors surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 126 people carried this name — #133,863 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 20% from 105 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Ors.
62 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
34 people named Ors live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 28 people named Ors 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 Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ors.
- Orlandini 330 · U.S. census
- Orlando 12,586 · 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
- Orsatti 214 · U.S. census
- Orsetti 100 · U.S. census
- Orsi 1,100 · U.S. census
- Orsini 3,055 · U.S. census
- Orso 1,142 · U.S. census
- Orta 7,820 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ors is.
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