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    The surname Arrowsmith

    An occupational surname, carried by 1,098 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A625

    Arrowsmith: #23,222 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Arrowsmith #23,222, 1,098 people Arrowsmith: #23,222 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Arrowsmith #23,222, 1,098 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arrowsmith is more common than 85.7% of them.

    Origin

    From arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.

    Arrowsmith is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,098 people named Arrowsmith in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,061.

    #23,222
    rank among US surnames
    1,098
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #22,612)

    Who is named Arrowsmith

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

    89% of people named Arrowsmith identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Arrowsmiths

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Pat Arrowsmith
      British author/peace campaigner, 1930–2023

    Questions

    Where does the surname Arrowsmith come from?
    From arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.
    How common is the surname Arrowsmith?
    1,098 people in the United States had the surname Arrowsmith in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,189 Americans. It ranked 23,222nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Arrowsmith?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Arrowsmith identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Arrowsmith?
    Pat Arrowsmith, British author/peace campaigner.
    Where is the surname Arrowsmith most common?
    Wikidata records people named Arrowsmith in the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Arrowsmith?
    Arrowsmith is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Arrowsmith getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,098 in 2010, up 3.5%.