Explore the Family Name Archbold

The meaning of Archbold

English (northern): variant of Archibald. This form of the surname is especially common in Northumberland, and in Ireland, where it was Gaelicized from an early date as Áirseabóid. See also Aspell.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Archbold has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 22,240th in 2000, it climbed to 22,012th by 2010, marking a 1.03% rise in rank. The number of people bearing the Archbold surname also grew from 1,082 in 2000 to 1,178 in 2010, an uptick of 8.87%. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 remained stable at 0.4.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,240	#22,012	1.03%
Count	1,082	1,178	8.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.4	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Archbold

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reports some shifts among those with the Archbold surname between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 75.14% to 71.05%, the representation of Hispanic individuals within the Archbold population grew significantly, jumping from 15.62% to 19.95%. Meanwhile, the percentages of those identifying as Black saw a small dip from 6.84% to 6.54%. Interestingly, there was a minimal presence of Asian/Pacific Islander and two or more races reported in 2010, with the former being unreported in 2000 and the latter showing a decline from 1.39% to 1.27%. However, no individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.14%	71.05%	-5.44%
Hispanic	15.62%	19.95%	27.72%
Black	6.84%	6.54%	-4.39%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.27%	-8.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.19%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%