How common is the surname Archie?

7,035 people in the United States had the surname Archie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,887 Americans. It ranked 4,990th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Archie getting more or less common?

More common. 6,487 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,035 in 2010, up 8.4%.

Is Archie also a first name?

Yes. Archie 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.

The surname Archie

A surname, carried by 7,035 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Archie is more common than 96.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,035 people named Archie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,887 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,487.

#4,990

rank among US surnames

7,035

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,969)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,981	Spurgeon	7,047	43,812
#4,983	Brumley	7,046	43,819
#4,984	Brownell	7,045	43,825
#4,985	McKelvey	7,043	43,837
#4,986	Palm	7,041	43,850
#4,987	Roderick	7,039	43,862
#4,989	Hargrave	7,037	43,875

Who is named Archie

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

75% of people named Archie identified as Black (not Hispanic), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 75%
White (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Archie

Archie 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 Archie?: 7,035 people in the United States had the surname Archie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,887 Americans. It ranked 4,990th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Archie?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Archie identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Archie getting more or less common?: More common. 6,487 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,035 in 2010, up 8.4%.
Is Archie also a first name?: Yes. Archie 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.