Explore the Family Name Arnt

The meaning of Arnt

German and Danish: variant of Arndt. Some characteristic forenames: German Mathias, Matthias.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Arnt' underwent a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the Arnt surname ranked 59,293 in popularity, but it had dropped to 63,698 by 2010, indicating a change of -7.43%. In terms of count, there were 319 individuals bearing the Arnt name in 2000, which slightly dropped to 313 by 2010, representing a decrease of about -1.88%. Furthermore, when examining the proportion of people with this surname per 100k, the data shows a decrease from 0.12 to 0.11 over the same period, reflecting a change of -8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#63,698	-7.43%
Count	319	313	-1.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arnt

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Arnt', information from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that it is primarily linked to White ethnicity. In 2000, about 95.61% of those with the Arnt surname identified as White, which dipped slightly to 94.57% in 2010, marking a small change of -1.09%. The surname also appeared among Black and Hispanic communities, albeit at low percentages. About 1.88% identified as Black in 2000, a figure that rose marginally to 1.92% in 2010. The Hispanic community saw some growth as well, going from no reported instances in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. On the other hand, no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.61%	94.57%	-1.09%
Hispanic	0%	1.92%	0%
Black	1.88%	1.92%	2.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%