Explore the Family Name Arend

The meaning of Arend

German: from the personal name Arend of ancient Germanic origin, composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arend holds a fairly steady level of popularity in the United States between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 15,016th most common surname, and by 2010, it had only slightly slipped to the 15,166th position. This represents a minor decrease of 1.0%. Meanwhile, the number of individuals bearing the last name Arend did see an increase during this time period, from 1,806 in 2000 to 1,943 in 2010, marking a growth of 7.59%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people experienced a slight drop of 1.49%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,016	#15,166	-1%
Count	1,806	1,943	7.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.66	-1.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arend

Analyzing the ethnic identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we can note that the majority of people with the surname Arend identify as White, with the percentage rising marginally from 94.63% in 2000 to 94.80% in 2010. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity within the Arend surname holders also saw an increase of 17.67%, growing from 2.49% in 2000 to 2.93% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those representing two or more races decreased by 65.71% and 35.43% respectively. Notably, there was a new appearance of black ethnicity in 2010, which was not recorded in the year 2000. The percentage for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.63%	94.8%	0.18%
Hispanic	2.49%	2.93%	17.67%
Black	0%	1.08%	0%
Two or More Races	1.27%	0.82%	-35.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.05%	0.36%	-65.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%