The Orban's

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To all the Orbans of the world and their relatives and friends:

These pages are YOURS. Please help me complete them; e-mail me or post in my guestbook any additional information that you could provide, any new ideas or any suggestions to improve these pages.

Of course, these pages are also interesting to anybody else who is interested in history, genealogy, etymology and related sciences.

These pages contain the following chapters:
Click on the underlined text to go to the relevant chapter. Updates less than one year old are indicated.

Introduction
Latest news
Etymology of the name Orban

Where in the world are there Orban's? Where do they originally come from?

Belgium (including map showing the geographical distribution of the Orbans)
Hungary (including map showing the borders of Hungary pre- and post-1920 and translation of names of former Hungarian cities)
Romania
Serbia
Croatia
Slovakia
USA
Canada
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
United Kingdom
Italy
Germany
Austria
Poland
Switzerland
France
Luxembourg
the Netherlands
Spain
Portugal
Honduras
Venezuela
Brazil
Peru
Uruguay
Singapore
Australia
North Africa, especially Egypt
Central Africa
South Africa

Some famous Orbans

Belgium, including two pages on The Kwak, a cabaret owned by Jean-André Orban in the XVIIIth century
Hungary
Romania
USA, including a full page on model Tina Jo Orban and another one on model Sarah Orbanic
France

Curiosities about the name Orban

St. Orban wine festival
Chess
Villages with names similar to Orban, including

Orban, near Albi (France)
Orbán, near Ourense in Galicia (Spain)

Links

Genealogy (in general)
Genealogy, including following family trees

Orban of La Roche (Belgium)
Orban of Amay (Belgium)
Orban of Nadrag (Hungary > USA)
Orbán de Lengyelfalva (Transylvania > Hungary > Holland)
Maria Orban (Hungary)
Orban's of Hadikfalva, Bukovina (Transylvania > Canada)
Orban of Mouzay (France)
The Orbin Family Home Page (USA)

Orban companies
Orban home pages
Orban and Urban mailing lists

Literature and Music by or about Orbans
- the story of Philip Orban (SciFi)
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Special thanksto all the people who have helped in creating these pages
Call for help
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Blog

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Introduction

These pages are devoted to the surname Orban and some other related names. All my research has been made exclusively on the Internet or by e-mail.

The name Orban is very common both in Belgium (where I was born) and in Hungary (where it is written Orbán), but it is also known many other countries throughout the world. What is its origin and its meaning? That's what these pages are all about.

In a first page, you will see the etymology of the name Orban; another page shows some curiosities about this name. The next page shows the various countries where I was able to locate people with the name Orban, another page gives some details about some Orban's who became famous, and the last page gives some literature from or about the Orbans. Finally, there is also a page with Orban links and a page to thank the various and numerous contributors to this study.

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Latest News

New British etymology for the Orban surname
El Orbany was already known in Egypt. Now there is the name Orban as well.
Orbaneja and Urbaneja in Venezuela.
A new related name: Oirbans. See etymology and presence in the Netherlands and the USA.
A new page on fitness model Sarah Orbanic
The Orbans of South America: there is one Orban family in Peru, one in Uruguay and another one in Honduras
See the earliest mentions of the name Orban in Germany and in the USA.
You can subscribe to the Orban mailing list

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The Orban mailing list

The Orban mailing list is a discussion forum where anyone can tell the other members about new discoveries, variations on the Orban surname, genealogical links, trends on emigration, parts of the world where Orbans have settled, URLs of Orban companies, new famous Orbans, or any other topic he or she deems interesting to the Orban community.

I strongly encourage you to subscribe to this mailing list by filling this form. See also the related Urban mailing list, run by Carol Urban from the USA.

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Call for help

You are welcome to provide any additional information or comments. For example, I would appreciate receiving:

more information on the Orbans of Australia, Congo, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, South Africa, South America, Asia, and other countries that are not yet listed;
more information on names which were eventually changed to Orban, or on names which were derived from Orban;
photos or descriptions the coats of arms of the Orbans;
e-mail addresses of the Orbans all around the world;
the full name and history of some Orbans who became famous;
etc.