Find out how popular the last name Arand is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Arand.

Arand, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Arand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arand in America

Arand is the 71478th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arand surname appeared 273 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Arand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arand to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Arand

The surname Arand is of German origin, first appearing in the early 13th century in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. It is derived from the Old High German word "aro," meaning eagle, suggesting that the name may have been a nickname given to someone with keen vision or a bird-like appearance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arand can be found in a medieval document from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, dated 1287, which mentions a man named Conrad Arand. Additionally, the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, in an entry from 1309 referring to a landowner named Hermann Arand.

During the 15th century, the name Arand was particularly prevalent in the region around the city of Nuremberg. In 1462, a merchant named Hans Arand was noted in the city records for his successful trade in spices and textiles. A few decades later, in 1491, a scholar and theologian named Johannes Arand was born in Nuremberg, who later became a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation.

In the 16th century, the name Arand spread to other parts of Germany, including the Rhineland and Saxony. One notable figure from this period was the artist and printmaker Joachim Arand, born in Bamberg in 1522, who is renowned for his intricate woodcut illustrations.

The 17th century saw the emergence of several Arands in the field of academia and literature. In 1628, the philosopher and theologian Johannes Arand was born in Strasbourg, who later wrote extensively on the concept of natural law. Another notable figure was the poet and dramatist Christian Arand, born in Leipzig in 1659, whose works were widely acclaimed in his lifetime.

As the name Arand continued to spread across Germany and into neighboring regions, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Arandt, Arend, and Arendt. Despite these variations, the core meaning and origin of the name remained consistent, tracing back to the Old High German word for eagle.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arand

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Arand.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Arand was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Arand has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Arand was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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