| ![Show Contents]() Orson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Orson familyThe surname Orson was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), at Orsans, a commune in the Doubs department, now in the Franche-Comté region. Alternatively, the family could have originated in Orsans, another commune in the Aude department of southern France. Early History of the Orson familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Orson research. Another 203 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1088, 1424, 1440, 1472, 1547, 1578, 1665 and 1753 are included under the topic Early Orson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Orson Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Orsans, Orzans, Horsans, Aursans, Haursans, Horzans, Aurzans, Haurzans, Orsang, Orsen, Orsan, Orsenne, Haursang, Haurzang, Haursen, Horsen, Aursen, Aursan, Aurzen, Aurzan, Aursang and many more. Early Notables of the Orson familyMore information is included under the topic Early Orson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Orson familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Louis Orsanne s'installa en Louisiane en 1719; M. Horzin, 31; Baltimore, Md 1823; M. Horzin 39; New York 1772.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Orson (post 1700) | + |
- Richard Orson Lockridge (1898-1982), American writer of detective fiction
- George Orson Welles (1915-1985), Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, a radio, film and theatre director, a radio and film producer and an actor in film and theatre, as well as a Grammy Award-winning radio personality acknowledged as one of the most important dramatic artists of the 20th century. His masterpiece film "Citizen Kane" is considered the best American film ever made
- Orson Bean (1928-2020), born Dallas Frederick Burrows, an American film, television, and stage actor, best known as the long-time panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth; he was a favorite of Johnny Carson, appearing on The Tonight Show over 200 times
- Orson H. Woodworth, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1868; Postmaster at Columbia City, Indiana, 1869-84 1
- Orson W. Sheldon, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888; Member of New York State Assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1888 2
- Orson Nevin Ritzman (1889-1974), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924 3
- Orson Swindle (b. 1937), American decorated Vietnam War prisoner of war, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States
- Orson Scott Card (b. 1951), American author, critic, public speaker and columnist
- Orson Pratt Huish (1851-1932), Latter Day Saint hymnwriter
- Orson Leon Crandall (1903-1960), American U.S. Navy master diver and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
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