Find out how popular the last name Aarts is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Aarts.

Aarts, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Aarts surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aarts in America

Aarts is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aarts surname appeared 119 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Aarts.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aarts to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Aarts

The surname Aarts is of Dutch origin, deriving from the medieval Dutch personal name Aart, which itself is a shortened form of the Germanic name Arndrecht or Arendrecht. These names are thought to be composed of the elements "arn" meaning eagle and "drecht" meaning people or race.

The earliest known bearer of the name was Aart de Jonge, who was recorded in the town of Sluis in the Dutch province of Zeeland in 1395. Other early references to the name include Aart Bouwens, recorded in Delft in 1449, and Aart Janssen, mentioned in the town of Edam in 1521.

The name Aarts is particularly associated with the provinces of North Brabant and South Holland in the Netherlands. It is believed that the name may have originated in these regions, as the earliest records of the name are found there. The Dutch town of Aartswoud, located in North Holland, may also have contributed to the development of the surname.

In the 16th century, the name is found in the records of the Dutch East India Company, with Aart Jacobsz Aarts being listed as a sailor in 1620. During this period, the name also spread to other parts of the Netherlands and beyond, including the Dutch colonies in the East Indies and South Africa.

Notable historical figures with the surname Aarts include:

1. Jan Aarts (1597-1665), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraits and genre scenes.
2. Adriaen Aarts (1630-1685), a Dutch landscape painter and etcher active in Amsterdam.
3. Dirk Aarts (1815-1888), a Dutch politician and jurist who served as the Minister of Justice in the Netherlands from 1877 to 1879.
4. Theodorus Aarts (1854-1920), a Dutch Catholic priest and missionary who worked in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia).
5. Willem Aarts (1883-1975), a Dutch composer and conductor who was known for his choral works and operas.

These examples demonstrate the historical prevalence of the surname Aarts in the Netherlands and its Dutch origins, as well as its spread to other regions through migration and colonial expansion.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aarts

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Aarts.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Aarts was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Aarts has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Aarts was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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