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    The surname Archibald

    A patronymic surname, carried by 8,359 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld/ 3 syllables Soundex A621 Also a first name

    Archibald: #4,242 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Archibald #4,242, 8,359 people Archibald: #4,242 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Archibald #4,242, 8,359 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Archibald is more common than 97.4% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Archibald is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,359 people named Archibald in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,936 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,794.

    #4,242
    rank among US surnames
    8,359
    people in 2010
    2.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.2%
    change since 2000 (was #4,214)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,234Prewitt8,37136,883
    #4,235Fu8,37036,887
    #4,236Covert8,36936,892
    #4,238Mariscal8,36836,896
    #4,239Houle8,36436,914
    #4,240Hales8,36336,918
    #4,241Nemeth8,36236,922

    Who is named Archibald

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

    74% of people named Archibald identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Archibalds

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Archibald

    Archibald has the Soundex code A621, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A621.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Archibald come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Archibald?
    8,359 people in the United States had the surname Archibald in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,936 Americans. It ranked 4,242nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Archibald?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Archibald identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Archibald?
    Nate Archibald, American basketball player (born 1948), followed by Julia Archibald Holmes.
    Where is the surname Archibald most common?
    Wikidata records people named Archibald in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Archibald?
    Archibald is /ˈɑː(ɹ).t͡ʃɪ.bɔːld/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Archibald?
    Archibald is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Archibald getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,359 in 2010, up 7.2%.
    Is Archibald also a first name?
    Yes. Archibald is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.