Explore the Family Name Arber

The meaning of Arber

1. English: variant of Harber. 2. South German: either from Middle High German arber ‘tree’ (related to Latin arbor), an occupational name for a forester or perhaps a habitational name from some place called with this word, or from Arbihari, an ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old High German arbi ‘inheritance’ + hari ‘army’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arber has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Arber was ranked 63,812th in terms of commonality, but it fell to 75,799th place by 2010, marking a decline of 18.78%. The number of people with this surname also decreased from 292 to 254 during this time frame, signifying a drop of 13.01%. All these figures indicate that the Arber surname's prevalence per 100,000 individuals diminished by 18.18% over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#75,799	-18.78%
Count	292	254	-13.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arber

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a shift within the Arber surname's ethnic identity from 2000 to 2010. While the majority (90.07% in 2000 and 89.76% in 2010) identified as White, there was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, climbing from 2.40% to 3.54%. This represents a significant growth of 47.50% over the decade. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic increased from 4.45% to 4.72%, a rise of 6.07%. There were no Arbers who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and none reported having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.07%	89.76%	-0.34%
Hispanic	4.45%	4.72%	6.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.4%	3.54%	47.5%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%