The Arsenault surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,760 people carried this name — #4,052 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,539 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Arsenault surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Patronymic surname, from a variant of the given name Archenault.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Arsenault» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 30 people named Arsenault.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Loiret.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Loiret 19
Paris 4
Aisne 3
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Val-de-Marne 1

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

In print

Arsenault in American newspapers,
1921–1925.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Light carrying the name Arsenault
San Antonio Light 1925-09-06
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Arsenault
Evening Star 1922-01-26
Newspaper page from Middlebury Register carrying the name Arsenault
Middlebury Register 1921-04-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,604 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Arsenault,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph-Octave Arsenault
    Joseph-Octave Arsenault 1828–1897 · teacher
  • Pierre-Paul Arsenault
    Pierre-Paul Arsenault 1866–1927 · Catholic priest
  • Aubin-Edmond Arsenault
    Aubin-Edmond Arsenault 1870–1968 · judge
  • Télesphore Arsenault
    Télesphore Arsenault 1872–1964 · farmer
  • Joseph-Félix Arsenault 1865–1947 · politician
  • Bona Arsenault 1903–1993 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Arsenault,
in the records of 5 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 States1,140 records

1,140 records of the Arsenault name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 666
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 324
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 104
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles O. Arsenault

    Born 1906 in Canada. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; painter from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Roland Arsenault

    Born 1943; from Southbridge, Massachusetts. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1972 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Norman G. Arsenault

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1933, died 1998; buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,140 records for Arsenault in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada622 records

622 records of the Arsenault name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 513
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 55
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 15
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 13
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 8
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 5
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Arsenault

    Killed in 1931 at the Dominion No. 14 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ernest Joseph Arsenault

    Buried in 1999 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 94.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joseph Gaspard Arsenault

    Died in service in 1943.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 622 records for Arsenault in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France13 records

13 records of the Arsenault name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alice Germaine Arsenault

    Born 1894 in Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Loiret); died 1986 in Aix-en-Othe (Aube).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Auguste Arsenault

    Born 1922 in Paris; died 1988 in Arcachon (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucienne Juliette Arsenault

    Born 1906 in Melleroy; died 1991 in Gien (Loiret).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Arsenault in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Arsenault name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record St Elmo Arsenault

    Musician of West Melb, Victoria; died 1949.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Arsenault name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Fredric Augustine John Arsenault

    Married in 1945 in Groningen; clerk.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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