How common is the surname Arndt?

14,031 people in the United States had the surname Arndt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,005 Americans. It ranked 2,576th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arndt?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Arndt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Arndt?

Michael Arndt, American screenwriter, followed by Felix Arndt.

Where is the surname Arndt most common?

Wikidata records people named Arndt in the United States, Germany and Australia and 1 other country.

Is the surname Arndt getting more or less common?

Less common. 14,052 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,031 in 2010, down 0.1%.

The surname Arndt

A surname, carried by 14,031 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arndt is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

From German Arndt.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,031 people named Arndt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,005 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 14,052.

#2,576

rank among US surnames

14,031

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,361)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,567	Burdick	14,081	21,926
#2,568	Weathers	14,073	21,939
#2,569	Gavin	14,061	21,958
#2,570	Winslow	14,056	21,965
#2,571	Whitten	14,054	21,969
#2,572	Deaton	14,052	21,972
#2,573	Seay	14,046	21,981

Who is named Arndt

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

95% of people named Arndt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arndts

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Arndt
American screenwriter, born 1970
Felix Arndt
American pianist and composer (1889–1918)
Bettina Arndt
Australian sex therapist and social commentator, born 1949
Ernst Arndt
Austrian stage and film actor (1862-1942)
Mark Arndt
Archbishop of Berlin, Germany and of Great Britain of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside , born 1941
NZo
American professional wrestler and rapper, born 1986
Lissy Arna
Actress (1900–1964)

Notable Arndts come mostly from the United States (3), Germany (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arndt

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

Questions

Where does the surname Arndt come from?: From German Arndt.
How common is the surname Arndt?: 14,031 people in the United States had the surname Arndt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,005 Americans. It ranked 2,576th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arndt?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Arndt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Arndt?: Michael Arndt, American screenwriter, followed by Felix Arndt.
Where is the surname Arndt most common?: Wikidata records people named Arndt in the United States, Germany and Australia and 1 other country.
Is the surname Arndt getting more or less common?: Less common. 14,052 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,031 in 2010, down 0.1%.