Arsenault Surname

16,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Arsenault Surname Definition:

(French) One who had charge of the arsenal where weapons were stored.

Arsenault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada23,2361:1,586141
United States11,1761:32,4324,045
France651:1,021,888113,182
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737

Arsenault (21) may also be a first name.

Arsenault Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who had charge of the arsenal where weapons were stored.

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

Arsenault Last Name Facts

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

Arsenault (Arabic: ارسنولت) occurs most in Canada. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Arsenault click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arsenault? popularity and diffusion

Arsenault is the 16,086th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 210,434 people. Arsenault occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Arsenault are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Arsenault is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 23,236 people, or 1 in 1,586. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 41 percent reside, Ontario, where 16 percent reside and New Brunswick, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Canada this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Arsenault Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arsenault surname are 15.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arsenault earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.95% less than the national average, earning $42,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Arsenault Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arsenault in the Arabic language
ارسنولتarsnwlt-

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