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

Arndt, 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 Arndt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arndt in America

Arndt is the 2576th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arndt surname appeared 14,031 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 people would have the surname Arndt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arndt 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 Arndt

The surname Arndt originated in Germany and is believed to have first emerged in the 12th century. It is derived from the Germanic given name Arnoldus, which is a compound of the elements "arn" meaning eagle and "wald" meaning power or brave.

The earliest recorded example of the surname Arndt dates back to around 1200, when a person named Arnoldus Arndt was mentioned in a medieval document from the Rhineland region of Germany. During this time, place names were often used as surnames, and it's possible that Arndt may have been associated with a particular location or estate.

In the 13th century, the surname Arndt appeared in various German records, including the Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis, which was a collection of historical documents from the Margraviate of Brandenburg. One notable figure from this period was Johannes Arndt, a German theologian and author born in 1555 in Ballenstädt, who wrote several influential works on spirituality and devotion.

Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the surname Arndt was found across various regions of Germany, including Saxony, Thuringia, and Pomerania. In the 16th century, a German composer and organist named Johann Arndt (1555-1621) from Bohemia made significant contributions to the development of Protestant church music.

Another prominent individual with the surname Arndt was Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769-1860), a German writer, poet, and patriotic advocate who played a crucial role in the German nationalist movement during the Napoleonic Wars. His works, such as "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" and "Gedichte," inspired national unity and resistance against French occupation.

In the 19th century, the German physicist and philosopher Gustav Theodor Fechner (1801-1887), born Gustav Theodor Arndt, made significant contributions to the field of psychophysics and is considered a pioneer in the study of human perception and consciousness.

These are just a few examples of notable figures throughout history who bore the surname Arndt, which has its roots in medieval Germany and has been associated with various regions and professions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arndt

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

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

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