Ortis surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Ortis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,584 people carried this name — #17,709 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 185,200 people counted. That is down 9% from 1,732 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 271 people named Ortis.

111 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 35 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 111
Bouches-du-Rhône 23
Hauts-de-Seine 21
Gard 20
Hérault 18
Paris 9
Haute-Garonne 7
Meuse 6
Yvelines 5

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 269 people named Ortis 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 134
Santa Fe 35
San Luis 26
Salta 16
Corrientes 14
Córdoba 12
Misiones 12
Chaco 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

28 people named Ortis live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Aargau 18
Solothurn 7
Geneva 3

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 print

Ortis in American newspapers,
1919–1929.

Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Times carrying the name Ortis
The Indianapolis Times 1926-09-16
Newspaper page from La Opinión carrying the name Ortis
La Opinión 1929-12-31
Newspaper page from The Monte Vista Journal carrying the name Ortis
The Monte Vista Journal 1919-11-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 62,842 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Ortis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Venanzio Ortis
    Venanzio Ortis 1955– · long-distance runner
  • Nicola Ortis 1828–1897
  • Alessandro Ortis 1943– · manager
  • Fabrizio Ortis 1971– · politician
  • Marion Ortis 1992– · basketball official
  • Gabe Ortis 1998– · reality television participant

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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Surnames next to Ortis.

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