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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • 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.
  • French : habitational name from a place in Vaucluse.

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