How common is the surname Arsenault?

8,760 people in the United States had the surname Arsenault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,245 Americans. It ranked 4,052nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Arsenault?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Arsenault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Arsenault?

Samantha Arsenault, American swimmer.

Where is the surname Arsenault most common?

Wikidata records people named Arsenault in the United States.

Is the surname Arsenault getting more or less common?

More common. 8,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,760 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Arsenault

A French surname, carried by 8,760 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arsenault is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Arsenault.

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 8,760 people named Arsenault in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,245 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,539.

#4,052

rank among US surnames

8,760

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,814)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,043	Flanders	8,787	35,137
#4,044	Showalter	8,786	35,141
#4,045	Robinette	8,784	35,149
#4,046	Meeker	8,781	35,161
#4,048	Cathey	8,779	35,169
#4,049	Craddock	8,772	35,197
#4,050	Kirsch	8,764	35,229

Who is named Arsenault

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

96% of people named Arsenault identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Arsenaults

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samantha Arsenault
American swimmer, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arsenault

Arsenault has the Soundex code A625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A625.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Arsenault come from?: From French Arsenault.
How common is the surname Arsenault?: 8,760 people in the United States had the surname Arsenault in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,245 Americans. It ranked 4,052nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arsenault?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Arsenault identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Arsenault?: Samantha Arsenault, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Arsenault most common?: Wikidata records people named Arsenault in the United States.
Is the surname Arsenault getting more or less common?: More common. 8,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,760 in 2010, up 2.6%.