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

Arntson, 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 Arntson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arntson in America

Arntson is the 38948th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arntson surname appeared 566 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 Arntson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arntson 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 Arntson

The surname Arntson originated in Norway during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old Norse personal name Arnþórr, which was a combination of the elements arn meaning "eagle" and þórr, the name of the Norse god of thunder. The name likely referred to someone who possessed the qualities associated with an eagle or the god Thor.

Arntson is a patronymic surname, meaning it was initially formed by adding the suffix "-son" to the father's given name. This naming convention was common in Scandinavian countries during the Middle Ages. As such, the earliest bearers of the name Arntson were likely the children of men named Arnt or a variation thereof.

One of the earliest known records of the name Arntson can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of Norwegian medieval documents. In 1325, a man named Arnulfr Arntson is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction in the region of Trøndelag.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Arntson name appeared in various parish records and tax rolls across Norway. Notable individuals from this period include Nils Arntson (1545-1612), a wealthy landowner and member of the local nobility in Østfold, and Ingrid Arntson (1589-1663), a prominent businesswoman and ship's captain in Bergen.

As Norwegian emigrants began settling in North America in the 19th century, they brought the Arntson surname with them. One of the earliest recorded Arntsons in the United States was Hans Arntson, who arrived in Wisconsin from Norway in 1842.

Other notable Arntsons throughout history include:

1. Karl Arntson (1836-1916), a Norwegian-American Lutheran minister and educator who helped establish several churches and schools in Minnesota.

2. Olaf Arntson (1854-1932), a Norwegian-American politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

3. Edvard Arntson (1874-1957), a Norwegian architect known for designing several notable buildings in Oslo, including the Royal Palace.

4. Gunnar Arntson (1892-1975), a Norwegian-American athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

5. Sigrid Arntson (1912-2001), a Norwegian author and playwright whose works often explored themes of rural life and folklore.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arntson

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

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

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