Explore the Family Name Arand

The meaning of Arand

English (Lincolnshire): nickname from Middle English erraunt ‘arrant, notorious’, or from Middle English errende ‘straying’ (the present participle of the verb erren ‘to go astray’). Compare Arrand.

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How common is the last name Arand in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arand saw a dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 56,526 in terms of overall prevalence, but by 2010, its ranking had dropped to 71,478 – a decrease of over 26%. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also reduced from 338 to 273 during this period, marking a decline of 19.23%. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 30.77%, going down from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#71,478	-26.45%
Count	338	273	-19.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.09	-30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arand

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Arand, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased from 82.84% to 88.64%, a growth of 7%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those associating with Two or more races saw a rise of 43.82%, moving up from 1.78% to 2.56%. Conversely, there was a sharp decline of 45.67% in the Hispanic representation among those with the Arand surname, dropping from 12.13% to 6.59%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, compared to 2.37% in 2000. There were no changes for Black individuals or American Indian and Alaskan Natives who continued to have zero representation within this surname group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.84%	88.64%	7%
Hispanic	12.13%	6.59%	-45.67%
Two or More Races	1.78%	2.56%	43.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.37%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%