Arlington Surname

311,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Arlington Surname Definition:

Local. From a village in Sussex, England.

Arlington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9841:368,35332,709
England991:562,80934,447
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Wales51:618,90625,852
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Dominica21:37,946685
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

Arlington (2,337) may also be a first name.

Arlington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From a village in Sussex, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Sussex.

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

Arlington Last Name Facts

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

Arlington is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arlington? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,397th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,027,747 people. The last name Arlington is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Arlington are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Arlington is also the 153,860th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 2,337 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 984 people, or 1 in 368,353. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, New Jersey, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Arlington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arlington has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arlington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arlington last name are 6.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arlington earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.82% less than the national average, earning R 185,784 per year; in United States they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $46,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning $57,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garlington952,465/
Earlington95523/
Harlington95150/
Arrlington954/
Airlington953/
Harlingtone901/
Erlington8927/
Horlington8416/
Ehrlington8410/
Harrlngton841/
Herlington841/
Gorlington840/

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