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    The surname Arceneaux

    A French surname, carried by 5,818 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɑɹ.sə.noʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex A625

    Arceneaux: #5,924 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Arceneaux #5,924, 5,818 people Arceneaux: #5,924 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Arceneaux #5,924, 5,818 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arceneaux is more common than 96.3% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Borrowed from Louisiana French Arceneaux.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,818 people named Arceneaux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,067 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,428.

    #5,924
    rank among US surnames
    5,818
    people in 2010
    2.0
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.2%
    change since 2000 (was #5,838)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,921Derby5,82253,031
    #5,922Montesdeoca5,82053,049
    #5,923Lanza5,81953,058
    #5,924Arceneaux5,81853,067
    #5,925Daughtry5,81653,086

    Who is named Arceneaux

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

    58% of people named Arceneaux identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 58%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Arceneauxs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hayley Arceneaux
      American private astronaut, born 1991

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Arceneaux

    Arceneaux has the Soundex code A625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A625.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Arceneaux come from?
    Borrowed from Louisiana French Arceneaux.
    How common is the surname Arceneaux?
    5,818 people in the United States had the surname Arceneaux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,067 Americans. It ranked 5,924th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Arceneaux?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Arceneaux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Arceneaux?
    Hayley Arceneaux, American private astronaut.
    Where is the surname Arceneaux most common?
    Wikidata records people named Arceneaux in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Arceneaux?
    Arceneaux is /ˈɑɹ.sə.noʊ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Arceneaux getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,428 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,818 in 2010, up 7.2%.