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

Artz, 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 Artz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Artz in America

Artz is the 11229th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Artz surname appeared 2,814 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Artz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Artz 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 Artz

The surname ARTZ has its origins in the German language and can be traced back to the 12th century. Originally, it was likely a variant of the occupational surname "Arzt," which means "physician" or "doctor" in German. The name may have been derived from the Middle High German word "arzat," meaning "to heal."

The earliest known record of the surname ARTZ appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, Germany, dating back to the 13th century. In this document, a person named Henricus Artz is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction in the year 1274.

During the medieval period, the surname ARTZ was predominantly found in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony in Germany. Some variations of the spelling included Arz, Artzs, and Arztz. These variations were likely due to regional dialects and the inconsistencies in spelling and record-keeping during that time.

One notable bearer of the ARTZ surname was Johann Artz, a German painter and engraver who lived from 1592 to 1642. He was known for his religious and mythological works, and his engravings were highly regarded during the Baroque period.

In the 16th century, the surname ARTZ was also found in the town of Augsburg, Germany, which was a center of trade and commerce during the Renaissance. Records from the Augsburg City Archives mention a family named ARTZ who were involved in the textile trade.

Another prominent individual with the ARTZ surname was Karl Friedrich Artz, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1737 to 1807. He was a professor at the University of Göttingen and wrote extensively on moral philosophy and ethics.

In the 18th century, the surname ARTZ was also found in the German-speaking regions of Switzerland. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Jakob Artz, a Swiss politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Basel from 1769 to 1772.

As German immigrants began to settle in other parts of Europe and North America, the surname ARTZ spread to these regions as well. However, the earliest occurrences and historical references of the name can be traced back to its German origins in the medieval and Renaissance periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Artz

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

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

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