Artus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Artus was brought to England by the Normans when they conquered the country in 1066. The ancestors of the Artus family lived in Suffolk, where they were located since the early Middle Ages, but the name originated in the French province of Artois. 1

Alternatively then name could have been derived from the Breton word "arth" which means "bear."

Early Origins of the Artus family

The surname Artus was first found in Suffolk, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. The name originated in the French province of Artois and was transferred to England with the conquest.

Early History of the Artus family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Artus research. Another 227 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1500, 1524, 1568, 1619, 1649, 1655, 1661, 1674, 1713 and 1724 are included under the topic Early Artus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Artus Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Artus are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Artus include Artus, Artis, Artiss, Artois, Artoys, Artice, Artes, Arteis, Artson and many more.

Early Notables of the Artus family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Artus de Lionne (1655-1713), Abbé and Bishop of Rosalie in partibus infidelium, in Turkey, was a French missionary of the Paris Foreign Missions Society. He was a son of Louis XIV's Foreign Minister...

Artus Ranking

In France, the name Artus is the 3,661^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Artus migration to the United States +

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Artus, or a variant listed above:

Artus Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isac Artus, who sailed to America in 1709

Artus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Tierre Artus, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Artus (post 1700) +

Patrick Artus (b. 1951), French economist and alumnus of ENSAE ParisTech
Dominique Artus (b. 1962), French journalist
Alexandre Artus (1821-1911), French conductor and composer of classical music
Amédée Artus (1815-1892), French conductor and composer of operettas
Artus de Penguern (1957-2013), French director, writer and actor
Artus de Cossé-Brissac (1512-1582), French military man, diplomat, and finance minister

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)