How common is the surname Arend?

1,943 people in the United States had the surname Arend in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,901 Americans. It ranked 15,166th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arend?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Arend identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Arend?

Sylvain Arend, Belgian astronomer (1902–1992), followed by Geoffrey Arend.

Where is the surname Arend most common?

Wikidata records people named Arend in Belgium and the United States.

Is the surname Arend getting more or less common?

More common. 1,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,943 in 2010, up 7.6%.

Is Arend also a first name?

Yes. Arend 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 Arend

A surname, carried by 1,943 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arend is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,943 people named Arend in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,901 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,806.

#15,166

rank among US surnames

1,943

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #15,016)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,159	Hepworth	1,945	158,738
#15,163	Welcher	1,944	158,820
#15,166	Martelli	1,943	158,901
#15,171	Ferman	1,942	158,983

Who is named Arend

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

95% of people named Arend identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arends

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sylvain Arend
Belgian astronomer (1902–1992)
Geoffrey Arend
American film, television, voice and theater actor, born 1978

Notable Arends come mostly from Belgium (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arend

Arend has the Soundex code A653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A653.

Questions

How common is the surname Arend?: 1,943 people in the United States had the surname Arend in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,901 Americans. It ranked 15,166th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arend?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Arend identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Arend?: Sylvain Arend, Belgian astronomer (1902–1992), followed by Geoffrey Arend.
Where is the surname Arend most common?: Wikidata records people named Arend in Belgium and the United States.
Is the surname Arend getting more or less common?: More common. 1,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,943 in 2010, up 7.6%.
Is Arend also a first name?: Yes. Arend 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.