Arbuthnot is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Arbuthnot
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: Arbuthnot is a derivation of Aberbuthnoth consisting of ABer, the mouth of a river, both, a dwelling and neth, a stream taht descends or is relatively lower than other object. The last name was first assumed by the proprietors of the land and barony of Abuthnot in the Mearns, Scotland.

How popular is Arbuthnot?

Arbuthnot is ranked 140583 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Arbuthnot bearers increased by 0.4087194 per cent in 2010 US census to 737 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1292 spots and ranked at 31412. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.54 72.62
Black 29.85 25.75
Hispanic or Latino 3.66 0.82
Arbuthnot is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Northern Ireland. Around 2735 people have been found who wears Arbuthnot as their family name. Arbuthnot have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
219,873 France2
4,249 Cambodia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,859 Iraq1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
8,504 Ireland33
18,889 New Zealand26
Countries with hundreds of Arbuthnot:
30,833 United States957
9,735 South Africa657
15,555 England366
10,327 Australia269
14,837 Canada252
1,881 Northern Ireland131

Arbuthnot Namesakes

  • John Arbuthnott, 9th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Viscount of Arbuthnott
  • Alexander Arbuthnot, Poet
  • Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Baronet, Surgeon
  • John Arbuthnot, Physician
  • Hugh Arbuthnot, Member of Parliament
  • Mary Arbuthnot, Ran Laurie's wife
  • James Arbuthnot, British Politician
  • John Arbuthnot, Canadian politician
  • John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Viscount of Arbuthnott
  • Malcolm Arbuthnot, Photographer

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