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

Arends, 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 Arends surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arends in America

Arends is the 10739th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arends surname appeared 2,972 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Arends.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arends 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 Arends

The surname Arends originated in the Netherlands and is thought to have first appeared in the late 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "arend," which means "eagle." This suggests that the name may have initially been given as a nickname or descriptive name to someone who possessed eagle-like qualities or characteristics.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Arends surname can be found in the Dutch province of Gelderland in 1598, where a man named Willem Arends is mentioned in a local registry. Another early reference is from 1621, when a Hendrick Arends is listed in the records of the city of Amsterdam.

In the 17th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of the Netherlands and beyond. For example, a Jan Arends is recorded in the German city of Hamburg in 1668, suggesting that the name had made its way across the border by that time.

Notable individuals with the Arends surname include Pieter Arends (1619-1673), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still life and genre works. Another is Gerrit Arends (1810-1888), a Dutch politician and jurist who served as the Minister of Justice for the Netherlands from 1866 to 1868.

In the 19th century, the Arends name can be found in various parts of Europe and even in the United States. One example is Eduard Arends (1818-1887), a German-born architect who designed several notable buildings in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Moving into the 20th century, Hans Arends (1915-2003) was a German mathematician and computer scientist who made significant contributions to the field of numerical analysis. Another notable figure is Gert Arends (1922-2010), a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II who later became a politician and diplomat.

While the Arends surname is not among the most common in the Netherlands or elsewhere, it has a long and rich history that spans several centuries and can be traced back to its origins as a descriptive name related to the eagle.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arends

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

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 Arends 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 Arends 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 Arends was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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