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

The Orzechowski surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,594 people carried this name — #17,625 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 185,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 1,547 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

15,321 people named Orzechowski have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 16,942 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Masovian 3,027
Lesser Poland 1,572
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 1,229
Warmian-Masurian 1,171
Lower Silesian 1,128
Silesian 1,106
Greater Poland 1,072
Pomeranian 830

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 95 people named Orzechowski.

25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 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

Born outside France 25
Pas-de-Calais 25
Moselle 7
Dordogne 6
Eure 5
Paris 3
Haut-Rhin 3
Oise 3
Nord 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

23 people named Orzechowski is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 23

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Orzechowski,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Stanisław Orzechowski 1513–1566 · Catholic priest
  • Walenty Orzechowski 1527–1588
  • Paweł von Biberstein-Orzechowski 1626–1694 · politician
  • Teodor Konstanty Orzechowski 1650–1730
  • Franciszek Orzechowski 1650–1726
  • Hieronim Orzechowski 1670–1725

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Orzechowski 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.

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