Show ContentsOrosco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Orosco surname is a habitational name derived from the place name Orozco in Bilbao in the Basque region, in the province of Biscay.

Early Origins of the Orosco family

The surname Orosco was first found in the Basque region, in the northern Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Orosco family

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Orosco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Orozco, Oroz, Orosco, Orozqueta and others.

Early Notables of the Orosco family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was Alonso de Orozco, a mystic writer of the sixteenth century, author of "Historia de la Reina Sabá"; sixteenth century sculptor Juan Orozco...
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Orosco Ranking

In the United States, the name Orosco is the 3,823rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. [1] However, in France, the name Orosco is ranked the 8,373rd most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. [2]


United States Orosco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Orosco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francisco De Orosco, who arrived in America in 1813 [3]

Contemporary Notables of the name Orosco (post 1700) +

  • Sammy Orosco (b. 1947), American lawyer and politician
  • Manuel Orosco (b. 1952), American professional football player
  • Jesse Russell Orosco (b. 1957), former American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Raúl Orosco (b. 1979), Bolivian football referee


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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