How common is the surname Arlen?

379 people in the United States had the surname Arlen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 814,632 Americans. It ranked 54,418th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arlen?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Arlen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Arlen?

Richard Arlen, American actor (1899–1976), followed by Betty Arlen.

Where is the surname Arlen most common?

Wikidata records people named Arlen in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Arlen getting more or less common?

Less common. 465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 379 in 2010, down 19%.

The surname Arlen

A surname, carried by 379 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arlen is more common than 66.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 379 people named Arlen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 814,632 Americans. That is down 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 465.

#54,418

rank among US surnames

379

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-18.5%

change since 2000 (was #43,708)

Who is named Arlen

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

94% of people named Arlen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arlens

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Arlen
American actor (1899–1976)
Betty Arlen
American actress (1909-1966)
Judith Arlen
American actress (1914-1968)
Victoria Arlen
American paralympic swimmer, born 1994
Walter Arlen
Austrian American composer and music critic (1920–2023)
Alice Arlen
American screenwriter (1940-2016)

Notable Arlens come mostly from the United States (5) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arlen

Arlen has the Soundex code A645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A645.

Questions

How common is the surname Arlen?: 379 people in the United States had the surname Arlen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 814,632 Americans. It ranked 54,418th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arlen?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Arlen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Arlen?: Richard Arlen, American actor (1899–1976), followed by Betty Arlen.
Where is the surname Arlen most common?: Wikidata records people named Arlen in the United States and Austria.
Is the surname Arlen getting more or less common?: Less common. 465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 379 in 2010, down 19%.