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The surname Arbour

A surname, carried by 1,127 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A616

Arbour: #22,733 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Arbour #22,733, 1,127 people Arbour: #22,733 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Arbour #22,733, 1,127 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arbour is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour. * As an English surname, variant of Harbour.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,127 people named Arbour in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,102.

#22,733
rank among US surnames
1,127
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+2.3%
change since 2000 (was #21,947)

Who is named Arbour

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Arbour identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 96%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
  • Two or more races 1.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Arbour come from?
* As a French surname, rendition of the Germanic name Hardburg, equivalent to hard + burg. Compare Harbour. * As an English surname, variant of Harbour.
How common is the surname Arbour?
1,127 people in the United States had the surname Arbour in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,953 Americans. It ranked 22,733rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arbour?
In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Arbour identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Arbour getting more or less common?
More common. 1,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,127 in 2010, up 2.3%.