How common is the surname Arden?

2,167 people in the United States had the surname Arden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,476 Americans. It ranked 13,933rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arden?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Arden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Arden?

Eve Arden, American actress (1908–1990), followed by Michael Arden.

Where is the surname Arden most common?

Wikidata records people named Arden in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Arden getting more or less common?

More common. 2,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,167 in 2010, up 4.3%.

Is Arden also a first name?

Yes. Arden 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 Arden

A surname, carried by 2,167 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A635 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). Arden is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

Derived from the Brythonic ardu meaning "high"

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,167 people named Arden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,476 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,078.

#13,933

rank among US surnames

2,167

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,434)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,926	Kelliher	2,168	142,410
#13,933	Flippo	2,167	142,476
#13,938	Duplantis	2,166	142,542

Who is named Arden

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

91% of people named Arden identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ardens

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eve Arden
American actress (1908–1990)
Michael Arden
American actor, born 1982
Daphne Arden
British athlete and sprinter, born 1941
Katherine Arden
American novelist, born 1987
Sharon Osbourne
British-American television personality, born 1952

Notable Ardens come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arden

Arden has the Soundex code A635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A635.

Questions

Where does the surname Arden come from?: Derived from the Brythonic ardu meaning "high"
How common is the surname Arden?: 2,167 people in the United States had the surname Arden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,476 Americans. It ranked 13,933rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arden?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Arden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Arden?: Eve Arden, American actress (1908–1990), followed by Michael Arden.
Where is the surname Arden most common?: Wikidata records people named Arden in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Arden getting more or less common?: More common. 2,078 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,167 in 2010, up 4.3%.
Is Arden also a first name?: Yes. Arden 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.