Arnal surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Arnal surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 281 people carried this name — #65,862 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,944 people named Arnal.

89 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 départements, most often Aveyron.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 89
Aveyron 571
Hérault 429
Gard 275
Lozère 236
Paris 169
Cantal 148
Tarn 132
Lot 93

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

25 people named Arnal live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 12
Valais 4
Fribourg 3
Geneva 3
Ticino 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

When the index is not enough

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