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    The surname Arthurs

    A patronymic surname, carried by 2,227 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A636

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Arthurs is more common than 91.6% of them.

    Origin

    From Arthur + -s.

    Arthurs 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 2,227 people named Arthurs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,637 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,005.

    #13,603
    rank among US surnames
    2,227
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.1%
    change since 2000 (was #13,830)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,597Ealey2,229138,513
    #13,600Gamblin2,228138,575
    #13,603Cassity2,227138,637
    #13,612Rowlands2,226138,700

    Who is named Arthurs

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

    81% of people named Arthurs identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 81%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 10%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Arthurss

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Wayne Arthurs
      Australian tennis player, born 1971
    • John Arthurs
      American professional basketball player, born 1947

    Notable Arthurss come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Arthurs

    Arthurs has the Soundex code A636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A636.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Arthurs come from?
    From Arthur + -s.
    How common is the surname Arthurs?
    2,227 people in the United States had the surname Arthurs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,637 Americans. It ranked 13,603rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Arthurs?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Arthurs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Arthurs?
    Wayne Arthurs, Australian tennis player, followed by John Arthurs.
    Where is the surname Arthurs most common?
    Wikidata records people named Arthurs in Australia and the United States.
    What type of surname is Arthurs?
    Arthurs is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Arthurs getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,227 in 2010, up 11%.