How common is the surname Arnall?

639 people in the United States had the surname Arnall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 483,170 Americans. It ranked 35,246th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arnall?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Arnall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Arnall?

Ellis Arnall, American politician, Governor of Georgia (1907–1992).

Where is the surname Arnall most common?

Wikidata records people named Arnall in the United States.

Is the surname Arnall getting more or less common?

More common. 593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 639 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Arnall

An English place surname, carried by 639 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A654

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arnall is more common than 78.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from either of two places called Arnold, in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, recess, corner”).

Arnall is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 639 people named Arnall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 483,170 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 593.

#35,246

rank among US surnames

639

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #35,797)

Who is named Arnall

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

88% of people named Arnall identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.4% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.4%
Two or more races 2.7%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arnalls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ellis Arnall
American politician, Governor of Georgia (1907–1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arnall

Arnold

Arnall has the Soundex code A654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A654.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Arnall come from?: Habitational surname from either of two places called Arnold, in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + healh (“nook, recess, corner”).
How common is the surname Arnall?: 639 people in the United States had the surname Arnall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 483,170 Americans. It ranked 35,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arnall?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Arnall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Arnall?: Ellis Arnall, American politician, Governor of Georgia (1907–1992).
Where is the surname Arnall most common?: Wikidata records people named Arnall in the United States.
What type of surname is Arnall?: Arnall is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Arnall getting more or less common?: More common. 593 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 639 in 2010, up 7.8%.