Arundel Surname

185,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Arundel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Arundel,' a parish in the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex, ten miles from Chichester.

John Arundel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William de Arundell, Salop, 1273.

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Arundel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9161:60,8287,187
United States4381:827,53263,418
Australia3421:78,9359,205
Scotland1251:42,8313,932
Ireland961:49,0513,577
Wales961:32,2353,244
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Canada751:491,27542,011
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5471:44,5625,546
Scotland441:85,0734,558
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Arundel (83) may also be a first name.

Arundel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Arundel,' a parish in the Diocese of Chichester, Sussex, ten miles from Chichester.

John Arundel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William de Arundell, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Arundell, Cornwall, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Roger de Arundell, Somerset, ibid.

Adam de Arondel, Salop, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Gilbert de Arundell, rector of East Wrotham, Norfolk, 1321: History of Norfolk.

1612. Gregory Arundell and Elizabeth Smithe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1765. Married — William Arundale and Ann Barnes: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Arundel (Sussex), the Domesday Arundel popularly supposed to mean the 'Dell of the (River) Arun’; but Arun is a bogus river-name, and Arundel is perh. for Arndel = Eagle-Dell. [Old English e)arn, eagle + dell]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local From a town in Sussex, England, on the river Arun; a corruption of Arundale—"the dale on the Arun."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Richard Hirendale, Normandy, 1198, may have been of the family of A.

The Norman People (1874)

Roger de Arundel held a barony in England, 1086. He was probably Castellan of Arundel under Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Salop, and a relative of his. The Lords Arundel of Wardour and Earls Onslow descend from this family. See Onslow.

The Norman People (1874)

Amongst the ancient and distinguished Cornish names now scantily found in the county are those of Arundel and Bellot.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

Arundel is derived from 'Swallow' in French, Hirondelle. Drop the 'H' and the sound becomes 'A' instead of 'I'. Further researches said that it could also come from "harhun-dell", meaning the valley of the hoardhound flowers.

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Arundel Last Name Facts

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

Arundel (Russian: Арундел) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arundel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,395th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,187,903 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Arundel are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. Arundel is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 83 people.

Arundel is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 916 people, or 1 in 60,828. In England Arundel is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Barring England Arundel occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Arundel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arundel has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Arundel surname rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 635 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 284 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 117 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arundel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Arundel surname is primarily Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Arundel surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Arundel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 205.54% more than the national average, earning R 726,072 per year; in United States they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $44,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arundell931,263/
Arrundel930/
Arrundell8839/
Arondel86563/
Arundll860/
Arrondel80294/
Arondell801/
Arrondell7511/
D'Arondel755/
Orondil571/

Arundel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arundel in the Russian language
Арунделarundel-

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