Arnott Surname
Approximately 14,730 people bear this surname
Arnott 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.
Read More About This SurnameArnott Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3,507 | 1:7,698 | 1,141 |
| United States | 3,168 | 1:114,413 | 12,368 |
| England | 2,959 | 1:18,830 | 2,698 |
| Canada | 1,953 | 1:18,866 | 2,656 |
| Scotland | 1,684 | 1:3,179 | 568 |
| South Africa | 472 | 1:114,783 | 13,746 |
| New Zealand | 392 | 1:11,552 | 2,009 |
| Tonga | 140 | 1:767 | 219 |
| Wales | 84 | 1:36,840 | 3,652 |
| Northern Ireland | 62 | 1:29,759 | 3,120 |
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 89 | 1:49,774 | 4,200 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,322 | 1:2,831 | 488 |
| England | 1,131 | 1:21,552 | 3,048 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 545 | 1:92,144 | 9,460 |
Arnott (201) may also be a first name.
Arnott 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).
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.
(French-Teut.) 1 Eagle. [O.H.Ger. Old Saxon arn = Old Norse arn, örn = Old English e)arn, eagle + the French diminutive suff. -ot] 2 for Arnold, q.v.
This is a Scottish toponymic. It is perpetuated in Ireland by the townland of Ballyarnott in Co.
Antrim. MIF 268*
The personal name; also a parish in the county of Wilts.
Corruptions of Arnold.
(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!
See Arnold, or diminutive of from the Old Norse, Örn.
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).
Arnott Demographics
Average Male Arnott Height
176.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Arnott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arnott Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arnott is most common in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arnott? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,819th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 494,742 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 34 percent of Arnott are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 639,077th most commonly used first name globally, held by 201 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 3,507 people, or 1 in 7,698. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 48 percent live, New South Wales, where 29 percent live and Queensland, where 10 percent live. Apart from Australia Arnott occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.
Arnott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Arnott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arnott last name grew 581 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Arnott Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Arnott surname are 10.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Arnott earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.58% more than the national average, earning 389,631 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.15% more than the national average, earning R 311,664 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,202 CAD per year.
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Arnott Reference & Research
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