Artur History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Artur family

The surname Artur was first found in the county of Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, in south eastern Scotland where they have held a family seat from ancient times. The Arthur family traced their descent from King Aedan Mac Gabrain, King of Dalriada, whose mother was a British Princess, and named his eldest son Arthur, and he was believed to be the first Gael to bear the name. The family name was recorded in the late 6th and early 7th century.

Early History of the Artur family

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Artur Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Archibure, Arthuwire, Artheor, Arthurs, Arture, Harthawr, Artair, Artuir and many more.

Early Notables of the Artur family

Notable amongst the Clan from early times was James Arthur (d. 1670?), Irish divine, born at Limerick, and professed himself a Dominican friar in the abbey of St. Stephen, Salamanca. "In 1642 he retired to the convent of St. Dominic in Lisbon, and there, according to Quetif and Echard, died on 1 Feb. 1644. Ware says that he survived...
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Migration of the Artur family to Ireland

Some of the Artur family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Artur family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Joseph Arthur who settled in Virginia in 1623. Another Arthur settled in Barbados in 1679. Alexander Arthur arrived in Philadelphia in 1808; and many more..

Contemporary Notables of the name Artur (post 1700) +

Tomasz Artur Makowski (b. 1970), Director General of the National Library of Poland
Artur Andrzej Pollok (b. 1972), Polish economist and diplomat, Poland Ambassador to FAO, WFP, IFAD (2016-)
Artur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira (1946-2024), commonly known as Artur Jorge, was a Portuguese football player and manager
Artur Jorge (1946-2024), born as Artur Jorge Braga de Melo Teixeira, was a Portuguese football player and manager
Artur Victor Guimaraes (b. 1998), simply known as Artur, is a Brazilian professional footballer
Artur Kiekebusch- Brenken, German production manager and director, known for Augen (1919), Der Klabautermann (1919) and Die Frau im Delphin, oder 30 Tage auf dem Meeresgrund (1920)
Artur Manuel de Oliveira Rodrigues Albarran (1953-2022), British-born Portuguese journalist and entrepreneur
Artur "Atze" Brauner (1918-2019), German film producer and entrepreneur
Artur Rother (1885-1972), German opera conductor
Artur Manuel Soares Correia (1950-2016), Portuguese footballer