Arnold Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Arnold Name Meaning: A surname of German origin which consists of arn, meaning 'eagle' and wald meaning 'power'.

A name given to someone of the place name 'Arnold' in Northern England. May have also been given to someone strong and powerful.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Arnold Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Arnold family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,838
Agricultural Labourer 342
General Labourer 278
Domestic Servant 198
Dress Maker 172
Labourer 149
Coal Miner 136
Living On Own Means 134
General Servant 98
General Servant Domestic 92
Laundress 92
Farmer 89
Living On Her Own Means 85
Carpenter 80
Farm Labourer 78
Gardener 70
House Keeper 66
Blacksmith 60
Cotton Weaver 59
Clerk 57
Grocer 50
Tailor 47
Cook Domestic Servant 45
General Domestic Servant 45
Butcher 42

Arnold Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Arnold 100% 120,237
2 Ronald 50% 2,089
3 Arnould 86% 400
4 Renold 67% 345
5 Arnald 83% 287
6 Ornold 83% 102

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The surname Arnold is the most popular version of all its varients

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