Arnould: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Arnould usually leads back to Arnold. At root, the name means “Eagle power”.

• Arnould ranked 87,335 in the 2010 US Census, with 213 people answering to the name. French civil records give 10,461 births under the name Arnould from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970.
• Related forms: Arnoldt, Arnolds and Arnaldo.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Arnould is listed among the recognised spellings of Arnold.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Arnould, so the heraldry linked to Arnold is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Arnould report, with a museum-style coat of arms.