Arnould Surname
Approximately 14,341 people bear this surname
Arnould 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 SurnameArnould Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 10,198 | 1:6,513 | 541 |
| Belgium | 2,989 | 1:3,846 | 403 |
| United States | 293 | 1:1,237,061 | 87,515 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| Australia | 120 | 1:224,964 | 21,387 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| New Caledonia | 94 | 1:2,939 | 404 |
| French Polynesia | 80 | 1:3,510 | 781 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Luxembourg | 56 | 1:10,367 | 1,774 |
| Uruguay | 27 | 1:127,102 | 11,684 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Arnould (399) may also be a first name.
Arnould 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.
=Arnold, q.v.
The personal name; also a parish in the county of Wilts.
(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!
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).
Arnould Demographics
Average Arnould Salary in
United States
$46,273 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Arnould Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arnould Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arnould is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Arnould click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arnould? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,771st most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 508,162 people. Arnould occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Arnould reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 432,205th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 399 people.
This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 10,198 people, or 1 in 6,513. In France Arnould is most common in: Grand Est, where 46 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent live. Outside of France this surname is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Arnould Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Arnould has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 977 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Arnould Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Arnould last name are 21.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.49% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Arnould earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.04% more than the national average, earning R 380,304 per year; in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning $44,996 CAD per year.
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