How common is the surname Arquette?

1,187 people in the United States had the surname Arquette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. It ranked 21,878th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arquette?

In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Arquette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Arquette?

Patricia Arquette, American actress (born 1968), followed by Rosanna Arquette.

Where is the surname Arquette most common?

Wikidata records people named Arquette in the United States.

Is the surname Arquette getting more or less common?

More common. 1,086 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,187 in 2010, up 9.3%.

The surname Arquette

A French surname, carried by 1,187 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arquette is more common than 86.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,187 people named Arquette in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. That is up 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,086.

#21,878

rank among US surnames

1,187

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,185)

Who is named Arquette

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

78% of people named Arquette identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 7.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 78%
American Indian and Alaska Native 9.3%
Two or more races 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arquettes

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Patricia Arquette
American actress (born 1968)
Rosanna Arquette
American actress, born 1959
David Arquette
American actor, director and professional wrestler, born 1971
Alexis Arquette
American actress (1969–2016)
Lewis Arquette
American actor (1935–2001)
Richmond Arquette
American actor, born 1963
Cliff Arquette
American actor (1905–1974)
Courteney Cox
American actress and producer (born 1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arquette

Argueta

Arquette has the Soundex code A623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A623.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Arquette come from?: Arquette is French in origin.
How common is the surname Arquette?: 1,187 people in the United States had the surname Arquette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. It ranked 21,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arquette?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Arquette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Arquette?: Patricia Arquette, American actress (born 1968), followed by Rosanna Arquette.
Where is the surname Arquette most common?: Wikidata records people named Arquette in the United States.
Is the surname Arquette getting more or less common?: More common. 1,086 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,187 in 2010, up 9.3%.