Explore the Family Name Arseneault

The meaning of Arseneault

French Canadian: variant of Arsenault. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Andre, Clovis, Emile, Fleurette, Gaston, Normand, Ovila, Rejean, Sylvie, Treffle.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Arseneault ranked 39,304 in popularity in 2000 and 40,610 in 2010, showing a slight decrease in rank by approximately 3.32%. However, the count of people with this surname increased from 527 in 2000 to 538 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of about 2.09%. Proportionally, there were 0.2 individuals per 100k with the Arseneault surname in 2000, which slightly dropped to 0.18 per 100k in 2010, marking a decrease of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#40,610	-3.32%
Count	527	538	2.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arseneault

Concerning ethnic identities, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in both 2000 and 2010, no individuals with the surname Arseneault identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The number of people who identify as belonging to two or more races grew from 1.33% in 2000 to 1.86% in 2010, an increase of 39.85%. The majority of people with this surname identified as white; however, the percentage decreased from 96.58% in 2000 to 92.19% in 2010. During the same period, the Hispanic community within the Arseneault surname grew significantly, from 1.33% in 2000 to 3.72% in 2010, which is a change of nearly 180%. Additionally, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying as Black in 2010, representing 1.49% of the Arseneault population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.58%	92.19%	-4.55%
Hispanic	1.33%	3.72%	179.7%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.86%	39.85%
Black	0%	1.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%