How common is the surname Arch?

1,279 people in the United States had the surname Arch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Arch?

Hannes Arch, Austrian acrobatic flyer (1967–2016), followed by Lisa Arch.

Where is the surname Arch most common?

Wikidata records people named Arch in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Arch getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, down 3.0%.

The surname Arch

A surname, carried by 1,279 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arch is more common than 87.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,279 people named Arch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,318.

#20,687

rank among US surnames

1,279

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3%

change since 2000 (was #19,090)

Who is named Arch

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

77% of people named Arch identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.1% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Archs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hannes Arch
Austrian acrobatic flyer (1967–2016)
Lisa Arch
American actress, born 1971

Notable Archs come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arch

Arch has the Soundex code A620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A620.

Questions

How common is the surname Arch?: 1,279 people in the United States had the surname Arch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,396 Americans. It ranked 20,687th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arch?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Arch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Arch?: Hannes Arch, Austrian acrobatic flyer (1967–2016), followed by Lisa Arch.
Where is the surname Arch most common?: Wikidata records people named Arch in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Arch getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,279 in 2010, down 3.0%.