Arrow Surname

139,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Arrow Surname Definition:

A parish co. Warwick; a township co. Chester; also two western rivers.

Arrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7241:500,63442,111
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Australia3731:72,3758,525
South Africa2971:182,41719,977
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2701:206,36317,844
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Iran791:971,93145,393
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
India481:15,980,529256,885
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Canada421:877,27667,671
China271:50,641,5392,733
Wales171:182,03112,022
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Arrow (716) may also be a first name.

Arrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish co. Warwick; a township co. Chester; also two western rivers.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ferguson says the names Arrah and Arroh might be derived from the weapon, like Shaft and other similar names; but Arrow is the appellation of a parish co. Warwick, and of a township co. Chester.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Arrow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arrow (Arabic: آرو) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arrow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,138th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,267,438 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 33 percent of Arrow reside; 24 percent reside in North America and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 308,550th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 716 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 724 people, or 1 in 500,634. In The United States Arrow is most numerous in: California, where 18 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Arrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Arrow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Arrow surname expanded 1,131 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arrow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Arrow are 1.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.96% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arrow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.06% more than the national average, earning R 382,728 per year; in United States they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $47,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.33% less than the national average, earning $44,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harrow913,702/
Arrowa914/
Earrow911/
Airrow910/
Aarrow910/
Arow8970/
Harrowa8338/
Harrowe836/
Harrows835/
Harzrow831/
Hearrow831/
Haarrow831/
Arrob80398/
Harow80372/
Arowa80344/
Orrow80101/
Arowe8032/
Aarow8014/
Aerow8011/
Aroow8011/
Ayrow806/
Aurow804/
Errow802/
Arrof802/
Arouw801/
Arraw801/
Arroub734,106/
Arrouf731,727/
Horrow73115/
Herrow7333/
Asrouw7316/
Orrowe7314/
Airowa7310/
Eahrow738/
Arrhov738/
Arrova736/
Haroow735/
Harrof734/
Harraw732/
Harowe732/
Harowa732/
Harrov731/
Hajrow731/
Aroowe731/
Gairow731/
Arhouw731/
Hasrow731/
Aarows731/
Gayrow730/
Harrob730/
Garraw730/
Haerow730/
Hargow730/
Arof671,885/
Orow671,265/
Arob67773/
Araw67469/
Harroff67355/
Arov67342/
Erow6739/
Garrova6716/
Haurowe677/
Garroff672/
Aruw672/
Aharowa671/
Harrouf671/
Aarrouf671/
Ayrowth671/
Arawowa671/
Aarroub671/
Arroufe671/
Harroof670/

Arrow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arrow in the Arabic language
آروarw-
لاروlarw-
اروarw-

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