Last Name ARTER

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Meaning	The son of Arthur. A rare font-name in the Hundred Rolls. Very common since the battle of Waterloo and the publication of Tennyson's poems.

Origin	English

Rank	14,983 (2000 US census)	13,865 (1990 US census)

Count	1,810 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

77.51%, or 1403 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
14.81%, or 268 total occurrences, as black,
3.37%, or 61 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.77%, or 14 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.38%, or 43 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.16%, or 21 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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