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The surname Arzu

A surname, carried by 1,140 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A620

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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). Arzu is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,140 people named Arzu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 865.

#22,543
rank among US surnames
1,140
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+31.8%
change since 2000 (was #26,520)

Who is named Arzu

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

66% of people named Arzu identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 66%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 27%
  • Two or more races 2.2%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
  • White (not Hispanic) 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Arzu

Arzu has the Soundex code A620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A620.

Questions

How common is the surname Arzu?
1,140 people in the United States had the surname Arzu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Arzu?
In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Arzu identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Arzu getting more or less common?
More common. 865 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, up 32%.