How common is the last name Archer?

33,513 people in the United States have the last name Archer, about 1 in 8,919. It ranks #1,027 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ARCHER

#1,027

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
33,513
About
1 in 8,919
This common or more
40%
Who bears it

Of the 33,513 people with the last name Archer, 76.4% reported their origin as White, 13.5% as Black and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Archer

#1,025 Hester · 33,543#1,026 Hendrix · 33,528#1,028 Petty · 33,510#1,029 Whitney · 33,509

Also a first name

As a first name, Archer ranks #2,054 of 53,615, with 13,225 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 3,654 births. See Archer as a first name

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