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The Arend surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,943 people carried this name — #15,166 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 1,806 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 244 people named Arend.

28 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 28
Moselle 101
Paris 36
Meurthe-et-Moselle 34
Meuse 6
Seine-Saint-Denis 5
Seine-Maritime 5
Ardennes 5
Marne 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

96 people named Arend have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 130 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 42
Lower Silesian 21
Lesser Poland 6
Holy Cross 5
Silesian 5
Masovian 5
Lublin 4
Subcarpathian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 42 people named Arend live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 32
Liège 10

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

36 people named Arend live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 15
Aargau 4
Basel-Landschaft 4
Solothurn 4
Neuchâtel 3
Valais 3
Zug 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Arend in American newspapers,
1888–1927.

Newspaper page from The Spokane Woman carrying the name Arend
The Spokane Woman 1927-09-08
Newspaper page from Emmons County Record carrying the name Arend
Emmons County Record 1894-01-12
Newspaper page from Providence Anzeiger carrying the name Arend
Providence Anzeiger 1888-10-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 12,631 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Arend,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Willy Arend
    Willy Arend 1876–1964 · athlete
  • Servatius Arend 1673–1729 · cabinetmaker
  • Nicolaus Erdmann Arend 1770–1846 · master builder
  • Johannes Pieter Arend 1796–1855 · writer
  • Rosalie Simon 1855–1943
  • Carl Arend 1870–1938 · architect

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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