Arnould Surname

36,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

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.

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Arnould Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France10,1981:6,513541
Belgium2,9891:3,846403
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Australia1201:224,96421,387
England981:568,55234,674
New Caledonia941:2,939404
French Polynesia801:3,510781
Switzerland581:141,60213,683
Luxembourg561:10,3671,774
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Wales211:147,35910,403
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Finland61:916,11741,832
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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).

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)

=Arnold, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Arnould Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arnould is found most in France. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Arnould.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnould? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,771st most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 508,162 people. Arnould is primarily found 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 on earth It is held by 399 people.

The surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 10,198 people, or 1 in 6,513. In France Arnould is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 46 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent reside. Other than France it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Arnould Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arnould has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 977 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arnould Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arnould surname are 21.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.49% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harnould9351/
Arnold92352,839/
Arnoul92276/
Arnuld9212/
Arnhold865,748/
Arnoult864,804/
Arnolds864,606/
Arnoldt86783/
Arngold86608/
Arnauld86533/
Harnold8644/
Garnold8615/
Aarnold8611/
Arnoldh868/
Arhnold864/
Arnnold864/
Arnolld864/
Earnold863/
Arnoldd862/
Arnoold862/
Arrnold862/
Arnol'd861/
Arnolhd861/
Arnoldp861/
Arnoeld861/
Arnhuld860/
Ayrnold860/
Arnol831,674/
Arnul835/
Arnouldová822/
Arnholdt80314/
Arngoldt8043/
Arnoldts8018/
D'Arnold803/
Harnhold801/
Arnoults801/
Arnnhold801/
Arnoullt801/
Aarrnold800/
Arnald77155/
Arnull77137/
Arnolt77129/
Harnol7797/
Garnol7723/
Arnhol7719/
Arnoll7714/
Arnult7713/
Ornold7713/
Arnuel7712/
Arnole779/
Harnul777/
Arnule775/
Arnaul774/
Arnoel773/
Aarnol772/
Arnolp772/
Arnool771/
Airnul771/
Arnoil770/
Arnoldová75233/
Arnoldova7587/
Arnoulová754/
Arnault715,468/
Arnholt71623/
Arnalds7179/
Arnolts7120/
Arnhult7115/
Harnule7111/
Arnolte715/
Arnholdová714/
Arnholp712/
Arnhald711/
Ornolds711/
Gornold711/
Arnaule711/
Aarnule711/
Aarnald711/
Harnool711/
Harnole711/
Garnald710/
Garnoll710/
Ornhold710/
Harnoll710/
Earnald710/
Ornolld710/
Arnolth710/
Aurnald710/
Arnaldt710/
Arnnald710/
Arnal6713,869/
Arnholtz67211/
Arneault67122/
Arnholts676/
Horngold676/
Arnolová672/
Harnault671/
Arnholte670/
Ornol670/
Arnhault670/

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