Arnet Family Crest & Name History

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Arnett surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Arnet means

Spelled Arnet, the surname still points back to Arnett. Its meaning, shared with Arnett, is “Little Arnold”.

Without the “t” of Arnett, Arnet is a simpler written form of the same name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Arnette. According to the 2010 US Census, the Arnet surname had 270 bearers. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames. Names that sound alike, such as Arnt, are easily confused in old records.

Get the complete Arnet report, with a museum-style coat of arms.