Arch Surname

71,708th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Arch Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at an Arch or Vault. [French arche, Latin arc-us].

Arch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7551:206,52920,244
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
England5961:93,48710,014
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Australia3611:74,7808,771
Italy1951:313,62438,800
Argentina1941:220,32718,124
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
India1321:5,811,101137,947
Austria1321:64,5119,977
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Cayman Islands1281:49979
Israel941:91,03910,708
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Mexico741:1,677,38117,205
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Spain691:677,56630,057
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
Honduras611:144,5321,951
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Wales491:63,1545,613
France271:2,460,101186,232
Pakistan251:7,145,75540,003
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Laos41:1,647,081888
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
San Marino11:33,214932
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5361:45,4765,659
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Arch (19,530) may also be a first name.

Arch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at an Arch or Vault. [French arche, Latin arc-us].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence near one. A bridge is often provincially called an arch.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Arques, from the Castle of Arques, near Dieppe. Osborne Giffard, Sire de Bolbec, m. c. 960 Ameline, sister of Gunnora, wife of Richard I. of Normandy, and had Walter, ancestor of the Earls of Bucks; and Geoffry, Viscount of Arches or Arques, afterwards Viscount of Rouen, and founder of Trinity du Mont, Rouen. William de Arcis, his son, in 1086 held estates from Odo of Bayeux and Lanfranc in Kent, and in Suffolk from Bernard de St. Audoen, and Robert Malet (Archaeologia, 1846, 216, &c.; Des Bois, Dict. de la Noblesse; La Roque, Mais. Harcourt, i. 174). Osborne de Archis, his son, made grants to St. Mary, York; and from him descended the family of Saville. Hubert de Arches occurs in Scotland 1165-1214 (Chart. Mailros).

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Arques; in the Domesday Book, de Arches, de Arcis; personal name Tenant in chief in the Domesday Book, Henry de Arches held land in Yorkshire temp. King John.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Arch: the name of a peasant agitator in Essex, is from Arques in Seine-Inférieure; but there are several other localities of that name.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Arch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Arch Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Arch (Bengali: অর্চ, Hindi: अर्च, Russian: Арч) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Arch is the 71,708th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,058,928 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Arch reside; 28 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Arch is also the 38,522nd most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 19,530 people.

The last name Arch is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,755 people, or 1 in 206,529. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Arch occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 12 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Arch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 959 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Arch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Arch surname is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Arch last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arche893,214/
Harch89999/
Garch89362/
Archs89177/
Archt895/
Archd892/
Earch891/
Artch891/
Aurch891/
Aarch891/
Archh891/
Arc866,811/
Harsch805,071/
Harche80904/
Garsch8024/
Hartch8017/
D'Arch809/
Airche805/
Harrch802/
Aursch802/
Hearch801/
Haarch801/
Arrche801/
Airech801/
Airsch801/
Harchs801/
Artche801/
Archch801/
Hasrch801/
Hairch800/
Haerch800/
Arce75292,589/
Arsh754,161/
Arci75927/
Ahrc75876/
Orch75742/
Arkh75673/
Harc75336/
Erch7544/
Arhe7523/
Arcs7517/
Earc753/
Artc752/
Ardc752/
Arzh751/
Arcz751/
Arrc751/
Aarc751/
Airc751/
Arhd751/
Arhh751/
Arhp751/
Arhs751/
Arjh751/
Ayrc751/
Arht750/
Aireche73977/
Harsche73291/
Harrsch73230/
Hartsch73180/
D'Arche7339/
Hairech7325/
Harrche737/
Gartsch733/
Archova732/
Earsche731/
Harzsch731/
Archowa731/
Hairsch730/
Haarsch730/
Harsh679,331/
Horch673,509/
Arshe671,164/
Haireche67552/
Orche67375/
Harcz67338/
Herch67221/
Garsh67216/
Ourch67139/
Gorch67137/
D'arc67136/
Hartzsch67121/
Harci6799/
Aarsh6795/
Arsht6768/
Artci6759/
Harce6753/
Arshd6748/
Garcz6739/
Harkh6722/
Ayrsh6721/
Arkhe6714/
Eirch6710/
Ahrsh678/
Harcs677/
Arhøj677/
Harhe675/
Hajreche675/
Orsch674/
Atrhe674/
Artce673/
Arshh673/
Arhsd673/
Airsh672/
Arsce672/
Earce671/
Ortch671/
Hearc671/
Eurch671/
Harchova671/
Harhs671/
Hartc671/
Aarhe671/
Aarkh671/
Arzdh671/
Uirch671/
Arsci671/
Harhh671/
Hörch671/
Earsh671/
Aursh671/
Arczt671/
Orrch671/
Airhe671/
Aarhc671/
Arzsh671/
Hairc671/
Oerch670/

Arch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arch in the Bengali language
অর্চarca-
Arch in the Hindi language
अर्चarca72.73
आर्चarca27.27
Arch in the Russian language
Арчarc-

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Arch Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Arch
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