The Arneson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,665 people carried this name — #7,171 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,604 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

95 people named Arneson is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 95

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Arneson in American newspapers,
1908–1916.

Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Arneson
The Brookings Register 1908-10-01
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Arneson
The Brookings Register 1916-11-23
Newspaper page from Reporter And Farmer carrying the name Arneson
Reporter And Farmer 1909-01-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,824 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Arneson in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1970s.

288 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Arneson. The most, 66, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 139
Queensland 71
Victoria 27
Western Australia 25
ACT (Canberra) 15
South Australia 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Arneson.

Who carried it

People named Arneson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Torberg Arnesson 982–
  • Arne Arneson 1842–1912 · politician
  • J. A Arneson 1851–1911 · politician
  • Johannes Arneson 1865–1967 · writer
  • Christen Arneson 1869–1940 · politician
  • Axel Norman Arneson 1905–1996 · gynecologist

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Arneson,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States282 records

282 records of the Arneson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 101
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 88
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 73
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ralph Arneson

    Born 1910 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; auto plant worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Arneson

    Arrived at New York in 1878 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 19; servant. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Keith Sam Arneson

    Born 1949; from Portland, Oregon. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1970 in Cambodia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 282 records for Arneson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Arneson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles L. Arneson

    Builder of Hampton, Victoria; died 1924.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Arneson

    Died 1858 in Sorell, Tasmania, aged 35.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Neils Arneson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1857 aboard the Istanboul, bound for London, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Arneson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Arneson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Rudolph Wilfred Arneson

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 50.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Arneson

    Buried in 1987 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Arneson

    Listed at Pictou Town, Pictou, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Arneson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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