Family name origins & meanings
- Catalan : from the old personal name Oriol (from Latin Aureolus), or in some cases possibly a nickname from Catalan oriol ‘oriole’ (likewise from Latin aureolus ‘golden’), denoting someone thought to resemble the bird.
- French : nickname, possibly for a flamboyant dresser or sweet singer, from oriol, oriel ‘oriole’, a species of bird of which the male has bright yellow and black plumage.