How common is the surname Arp?

3,401 people in the United States had the surname Arp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,781 Americans. It ranked 9,560th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arp?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Arp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Arp?

Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966), followed by Halton Arp.

Where is the surname Arp most common?

Wikidata records people named Arp in the German Empire and Germany.

Is the surname Arp getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,401 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Arp

A surname, carried by 3,401 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arp is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,401 people named Arp in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,781 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,423.

#9,560

rank among US surnames

3,401

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,811)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,551	Obando	3,404	90,701
#9,552	Heinemann	3,403	90,727
#9,557	Lampley	3,402	90,754
#9,560	Arp	3,401	90,781
#9,562	Towery	3,400	90,808
#9,563	Leader	3,399	90,834
#9,567	Hendon	3,398	90,861

Who is named Arp

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

94% of people named Arp identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arps

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jean Arp
Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966)
Halton Arp
Astronomer from the United States (1927-2013)

Notable Arps come mostly from the German Empire (1) and Germany (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Arp?: 3,401 people in the United States had the surname Arp in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,781 Americans. It ranked 9,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arp?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Arp identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Arp?: Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966), followed by Halton Arp.
Where is the surname Arp most common?: Wikidata records people named Arp in the German Empire and Germany.
Is the surname Arp getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,401 in 2010, down 0.6%.