Arnold Surname

1,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Arnold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Arnold'; the French Arnoud. With the corruption Arnott, compare Archbutt for Archibald. Of course Arnold is now practically forgotten as a personal name in England. Nevertheless it was very popular in its day, and being in great favour just when fontal names were candidates for immortality as surnames, it is not to be wondered at that Arnold and its variants and corruptions are familiar to all our directories at the close of the 19th century.

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Arnold Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States187,5361:1,933175
Germany59,8511:1,345101
England29,8421:1,867223
Australia14,1221:1,912243
Switzerland10,6731:77039
Canada9,7041:3,797503
France5,2571:12,6351,257
Brazil3,6831:58,1252,187
South Africa3,3761:16,0482,030
Austria2,0121:4,232454
New Zealand1,9071:2,375328
Russia1,5881:90,75811,291
Wales1,4961:2,069219
Papua New Guinea1,4931:5,461332
Netherlands1,4271:11,8341,670
Argentina1,3421:31,8512,664
Indonesia1,2821:103,15810,610
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Belize9411:37867
Tanzania7831:67,6147,129
Kenya7621:60,6045,922
Jamaica6571:4,368594
Hungary6411:15,3141,760
Scotland6331:8,4581,237
Thailand6301:112,12416,469
Ireland6271:7,5101,072
Poland5481:69,35910,864
India4721:1,625,13959,615
Belgium3991:28,8144,628
Micronesia3811:27958
Northern Ireland3741:4,933944
Mexico3701:335,4767,216
Spain3301:141,67310,598
Nigeria2811:630,40129,827
Paraguay2761:26,220953
Philippines2611:387,88650,287
Czechia2501:42,5347,048
Denmark1761:32,0723,326
Namibia1751:13,7682,533
Trinidad and Tobago1641:8,3171,202
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Sweden1391:70,8405,344
Israel1381:62,0127,838
Romania1291:155,64216,372
Kazakhstan1231:143,76014,581
Serbia1191:60,0425,606
Zimbabwe1051:147,03118,799
Uganda1001:390,39324,666
Honduras981:89,9641,614
Japan881:1,452,77624,051
Malaysia871:339,01418,165
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Croatia811:52,2059,959
Mauritius781:16,5823,513
Slovakia751:71,15313,810
Haiti721:148,3886,344
Chile701:251,6647,573
Cuba681:169,4523,901
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Grenada631:1,723306
Uruguay631:54,4725,995
Ukraine611:746,27476,759
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Ecuador541:294,5538,948
Jersey541:1,837288
China531:25,798,5201,406
United States Virgin Islands501:2,208388
Sierra Leone491:144,686305
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Bermuda411:1,592254
Pakistan411:4,357,16830,068
Panama411:95,4213,699
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Ghana401:675,51711,452
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Kyrgyzstan351:170,64717,707
Saint Lucia351:5,108704
Egypt321:2,872,99248,055
Hong Kong311:236,6283,032
Malta301:14,342837
Norway301:171,41020,526
Guernsey291:2,222539
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Finland261:211,41217,592
Greece261:426,14656,152
Latvia251:82,00212,055
DR Congo241:3,078,315145,663
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Malawi221:778,14119,493
Cyprus211:42,1374,231
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Seychelles181:5,133784
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sri Lanka171:1,224,0339,149
Zambia171:932,34829,315
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
South Korea151:3,416,017641
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Guatemala141:1,148,7625,372
Guam121:13,3432,098
Bangladesh101:15,935,67713,533
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Congo71:712,72815,723
Gabon71:269,8853,601
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Bahamas51:78,350887
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Togo51:1,449,5548,113
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Angola31:8,996,40511,732
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Sudan31:12,503,39814,123
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Ethiopia21:48,773,13129,601
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7581:5,844952
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England15,2751:1,596200
Wales6921:2,266155
Scotland1111:33,7232,752
Jersey321:1,621261
Guernsey251:1,306224
Isle of Man191:2,856330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States36,2651:1,385140

Arnold (582,255) may also be a first name.

Arnold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Arnold'; the French Arnoud. With the corruption Arnott, compare Archbutt for Archibald. Of course Arnold is now practically forgotten as a personal name in England. Nevertheless it was very popular in its day, and being in great favour just when fontal names were candidates for immortality as surnames, it is not to be wondered at that Arnold and its variants and corruptions are familiar to all our directories at the close of the 19th century. I only furnish a few instances. The United States has such continental forms as Arnhold and Arnholt.

Arnald or Amard Atte-broke, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter fil. Arnald, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Stephen Arnold, Kent ibid.

John fil. Arnoldi. Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Ayelina relicta Arnold, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Warin Arnold, or Ernold, Norwich, 1486: History of Norfolk.

1611. John Arnold and Winifred Nelham: Marriage Lic. (London).

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The ME. personal name Arnald. Old English Earnweald. Aeenald (Ernald, Ernold) or Arnold, second abbot of Kelso, was elected bishop of St. Andrews, 1160. William le fiz Arnaud (the French form of the name), king's tenant in counte de Linlescu and Henry le fiz Arnaud del counte de Selkirk rendered homage 1296 (Bain, II, p. 201,203). The seal of the latter shows a hunting-horn, stringed, S' Henrici f Arnuni (ibid., p. 553). W. Arnold in Saltcoats, 1816.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(French-Teut. and Teutonic) 1 Eagle-Grac­ious. [French Arnold, Arnou(l)d, Arnou(l)t (very common), Teutonic Arnhold - O.H.Ger. Old Saxon arn = Old English e)arn (= Old Norse arn, örn), eagle + O.H.Ger. Old Saxon Old English hold Old Norse holl-r), gracious, &c.] 2 Eagle-Might. [French Arnau(l)d, Arn- au(l)t (very common), Teutonic Arn(w)ald, Arn(w)alt, &c.-arn, as above + O.H.Ger. gi)walt = Old Saxon gi)wald=OAA.vald=O.E.

ge)w(e)ald, might, power] Stephen Arnold .—Hundred Rolls This name has sometimes been used in Ireland to replace the native Ardgal, q.v.

(English) belonging to Arnold or Arnald the Eagle-Forest. [Old English e)arn - w(e)ald, forest]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Eagle-Power” in Old German.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Arnold (eagle, rule).

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The personal name; also a parish in the county of Wilts.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German.) The same as Ernold; from are or ehre, honor, and hold, faithful or devoted to—faithful to his honor. How unworthy of the name was the notorious Benedict!

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

Robert Ernaldus, or Ernaut, and William Ernaut occur in Normandy 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Peter Fitz-Ernald, William, and Osbert in England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis), several of the name in England 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

— The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, Yorkshire; in the Domesday Book, Ernehale.

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

Arnold. —Introduced by the Normans. Though widely scattered, it is confined south of a line from the Wash to the Mersey. It is at present most frequent in Warwickshire and Leicestershire. In the time of Edward I. it was numerously represented in Cambridgeshire (Hundred Rolls).

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Arnold Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 41,048 (2014)

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Arnold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arnold (Arabic: آرنولد, Georgian: არნოლდ, Hindi: आरनेल्ड, Marathi: अरनॉ, Oriya: ଆରେନାଲଡ୍, Russian: Арнольд) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,543rd most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 20,654 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Arnold live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,719th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 582,255 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 187,536 people, or 1 in 1,933. In The United States Arnold is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 180 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Arnold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arnold has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 570 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Arnold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (37%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Arnold last name are 14.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.93% registered with the party.

The amount Arnold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.16% less than the national average, earning €24,275 per year; in Norway they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning 364,828 kr per year; in Peru they earn 65.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,750 per year; in South Africa they earn 28.66% more than the national average, earning R 305,748 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $50,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arnould9214,341/
Arnhold925,748/
Arnolds924,606/
Arnoldt92783/
Arngold92608/
Harnold9244/
Garnold9215/
Aarnold9211/
Arnoldh928/
Arnolld924/
Arnnold924/
Arhnold924/
Earnold923/
Arnoold922/
Arnoldd922/
Arrnold922/
Arnoeld921/
Arnol'd921/
Aernold921/
Arnoldp921/
Arnolhd921/
Ayrnold920/
Arnol911,674/
Arnholdt86314/
Harnould8651/
Arngoldt8643/
Arnoldts8618/
D'Arnold863/
Arnnhold861/
Harnhold861/
Aarrnold860/
Arnoul83276/
Arnald83155/
Arnolt83129/
Harnol8397/
Garnol8323/
Arnhol8319/
Arnoll8314/
Ornold8313/
Arnuld8312/
Arnole839/
Ernold832/
Aarnol832/
Arnolp832/
Arnool831/
Arnoil830/
Arnoldová80233/
Arnoldova8087/
Arnoult774,804/
Arnholt77623/
Arnauld77533/
Hernold7794/
Arnalds7779/
Arnolts7720/
Arnolte775/
Arnholp772/
Harnole771/
Harnool771/
Aarnald771/
Arnhald771/
Ornolds771/
Gornold771/
Ernhold771/
Garnoll770/
Garnald770/
Ornhold770/
Arnnald770/
Harnoll770/
Arnhuld770/
Earnald770/
Ornolld770/
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Aurnald770/
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Arnholdová754/
Arnouldová752/
Arnal7313,869/
Ornol730/
Arnholtz71211/
Ernholdt718/
Horngold716/
Arnholts716/
Ehrnhold714/
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Arnoults711/
Hernhold711/
Arnoullt711/
Arnholte710/
Arnall671,730/
Harnal67503/
Garnal6789/
Arnoltová6734/
Arnale6717/
Arnult6713/
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Ernald679/
Arnalt677/
Arnoulová674/
Arnaul674/
Ornald672/
Ernolt672/
Arngal672/
Arznal671/
Gornol671/
Árnolt671/
Arnoltova671/
Arnaal670/
Arnnal670/
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Arnold Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arnold in the Georgian language
არნოლდarnold-
Arnold in the Marathi language
अरनॉarano69.12
अरनोarano20.59
आरनॉarano2.94
हरनॉलharanola1.47
आरनोarano1.47
अरनॅडaraneda1.47
अॅरनॉडaeranoda1.47
Arnold in the Oriya language
ଆରେନାଲଡ୍arenalad33.33
ଆରନଲଡaranalada33.33
ଆନର୍ଲଡanarlada33.33
Arnold in the Hindi language
आरनेल्डaranelda28.57
आरनल्डaranalda28.57
आनार्ल्डanarlda14.29
अनिल्डanilda14.29
ऐरनौल्डairanaulda14.29
Arnold in the Russian language
Арнольдarnold-
Arnold in the Arabic language
آرنولدarnwld-
ارنولدarnwld-

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