How common is the last name Arthur?

27,204 people in the United States have the last name Arthur, about 1 in 10,987. It ranks #1,264 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ARTHUR

#1,264

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
27,204
About
1 in 10,987
This common or more
42.4%
Who bears it

Of the 27,204 people with the last name Arthur, 72.5% reported their origin as White, 17.2% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Arthur

#1,262 Rankin · 27,295#1,263 Knowles · 27,231#1,265 Kern · 27,153#1,266 Dye · 27,118

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Arthur, most common first.

#13,045 Arthurs · 2,248#64,670 Arther · 332

Also a first name

As a first name, Arthur ranks #270 of 53,615, with 205,844 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 10,579 births. See Arthur as a first name

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