Explore the Family Name Arant

The meaning of Arant

Americanized form of German Arndt. Compare Arrant. History: Herman Arant and his wife Anna Margretha came to Philadelphia, PA, on the ship Hope in 1733 with their sons Peter, Conrad, and Jacob, from whom all present-day bearers seem to be descended.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Arant" has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 16,326 but jumped to 14,286 in 2010, illustrating an improvement of 12.5%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname grew by almost 29% during the same period, from 1,625 to 2,096. The proportion per 100,000 also saw an increase of 18.33%, rising from 0.6 in 2000 to 0.71 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,326	#14,286	12.5%
Count	1,625	2,096	28.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.71	18.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arant

When discussing ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been notable changes between 2000 and 2010 for those bearing the surname "Arant". While the percentage identifying as White decreased by about 10%, there were substantial increases in those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.60% to 4.10%) and Black (from 5.17% to 10.73%). Additionally, there was a notable increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, from 0.92% to 1.72%. Interestingly, percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native emerged in 2010, whereas these categories had no representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.38%	82.2%	-10.05%
Black	5.17%	10.73%	107.54%
Hispanic	1.6%	4.1%	156.25%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.72%	86.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.76%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.48%	0%