How common is the surname Arne?

611 people in the United States had the surname Arne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. It ranked 36,585th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Arne?

Thomas Arne, 18th-century British composer, followed by Michael Arne.

Where is the surname Arne most common?

Wikidata records people named Arne in the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Arne getting more or less common?

More common. 565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 611 in 2010, up 8.1%.

Is Arne also a first name?

Yes. Arne 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 Arne

A patronymic surname, carried by 611 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A650 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arne is more common than 77.5% of them.

Origin

For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).

Arne is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 611 people named Arne in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 565.

#36,585

rank among US surnames

611

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #37,145)

Who is named Arne

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

78% of people named Arne identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arnes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Arne
18th-century British composer, 1710–1778
Michael Arne
British composer, 1740–1786

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arne

Arne has the Soundex code A650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A650.

Questions

Where does the surname Arne come from?: For the given name, a short form of Old Norse compound names beginning with arn- (“eagle”).
How common is the surname Arne?: 611 people in the United States had the surname Arne in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. It ranked 36,585th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arne?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Arne identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Arne?: Thomas Arne, 18th-century British composer, followed by Michael Arne.
Where is the surname Arne most common?: Wikidata records people named Arne in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
What type of surname is Arne?: Arne is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Arne getting more or less common?: More common. 565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 611 in 2010, up 8.1%.
Is Arne also a first name?: Yes. Arne 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.