How common is the surname Arent?

1,186 people in the United States had the surname Arent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. It ranked 21,895th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arent?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Arent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Arent getting more or less common?

More common. 1,003 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,186 in 2010, up 18%.

Is Arent also a first name?

Yes. Arent 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 Arent

A surname, carried by 1,186 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). Arent is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,186 people named Arent in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,003.

#21,895

rank among US surnames

1,186

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+18.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,582)

Who is named Arent

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

91% of people named Arent identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arent

Arent 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 Arent?: 1,186 people in the United States had the surname Arent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. It ranked 21,895th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arent?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Arent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Arent getting more or less common?: More common. 1,003 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,186 in 2010, up 18%.
Is Arent also a first name?: Yes. Arent 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.