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orange Name Meaning and History

  1. English: of uncertain origin. A certain William de Orenge mentioned in Domesday Book probably derives his name from Orange in Mayenne. Later medieval examples probably come from a female personal , Orenge, of obscure derivation.
  2. French: habitational name from a place in Vaucluse.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The orange name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the orange family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of orange Families in the US in 1920
Number of orange families
 37-71
 13-36		 1-12
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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