# Archibald (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/archibald/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,359 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,242 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,936 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (7,794 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Anglo-Norman Arcebald, Arcenbald or Ercenbald, from Old French Archaunbault, from Proto-West Germanic *Erknabalþ, from *erkn (“pure, holy, genuine, precious”) + *balþ (“strong, bold”). Doublet of Archambault. Compare Latin Archibaldus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Archibald in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Archibald in the United States.

## People named Archibald

- Nate Archibald, American basketball player (born 1948)
- Julia Archibald Holmes, American activist (1838-1887)

## Similar surnames

Archbold, Archibeque, Arispe, Arizpe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.