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

Artime, 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 Artime surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Artime in America

Artime is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Artime surname appeared 155 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 Artime.

We can also compare 2010 data for Artime 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 Artime

The surname Artime is believed to have originated from the region of Aragon in northeastern Spain. Artime likely derives from the Spanish word "artemio," which means "whole" or "complete." This word has its roots in the Greek name Artemios, which was derived from the name of the ancient Greek goddess Artemis, who was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and chastity.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Artime can be traced back to the 12th century in medieval Spain. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Juan de Artime, a knight who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the late 12th century. His name appears in several historical chronicles from that period.

In the 14th century, the Artime family established themselves as prominent landowners and nobles in the region of Aragon. The family's coat of arms, featuring a stag and a crescent moon, can still be seen on various buildings and monuments throughout the region.

During the 16th century, the Artime surname began to spread beyond Spain as the Spanish Empire expanded its reach. Notable individuals with the surname include Rodrigo de Artime, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru in the 1530s, and Diego de Artime, a soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernando de Soto on his expedition through present-day Florida and the southeastern United States in the 1540s.

In the 18th century, the Artime family produced several notable figures, including José Ignacio de Artime, a Spanish military officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars, and María Antonia de Artime, a renowned poet and playwright who was active in literary circles in Madrid.

Other notable individuals with the surname Artime include Arturo Artime, a Cuban revolutionary who fought alongside Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution but later became an opponent of Castro's regime, and Juan Artime, a Spanish painter and sculptor who was active in the early 20th century and is known for his works depicting scenes from Spanish history and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Artime

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

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 Artime 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 Artime 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 Artime was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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