Explore the Family Name Archey

The meaning of Archey

English: probably from a variant of Archer, but in somecases it could be of Scottish origin, from a pet form of Archibald.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Archey has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,947 in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it dropped slightly to 22,481 — a change of -2.43%. However, the actual count of people with the surname Archey increased during this period from 1,102 to 1,144, representing a growth of 3.81%. Nonetheless, its proportion per 100,000 people declined by 4.88%, standing at 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,947	#22,481	-2.43%
Count	1,102	1,144	3.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.39	-4.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Archey

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides data on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Archey. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 83.12% to 79.55%, while those identifying as Black saw a slight increase from 12.25% to 13.02%. There was a notable growth in the number of people with the Archey surname identifying as Hispanic, from 1.09% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. The number of people identifying as two or more races also increased significantly from 2.54% to 4.11%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.00% to 0.52%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 1.00% to 0.87%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.12%	79.55%	-4.29%
Black	12.25%	13.02%	6.29%
Two or More Races	2.54%	4.11%	61.81%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.92%	76.15%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1%	0.87%	-13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%