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![Show Contents]() Art History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Germany
The Art surname comes from the Middle High German word "arzet," which meant "a physician." It came into being as a family name in the 1300s, and was generally taken on not by full-time doctors, but by someone who practiced the healing arts. Early Origins of the Art familyThe surname Art was first found in Tyrol, where the name Arz became noted for its many branches with the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. Over time, the family became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility. Early History of the Art familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Art research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1648 is included under the topic Early Art History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Art Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Arz, Arzt, Arze, Arzz, Arzio, Arzze, Arzzio and others. Early Notables of the Art familyMore information is included under the topic Early Art Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Art migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Art Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Peter Art, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1848 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Art (post 1700) | + |
- Art Carney (1918-2003), Academy Award-winning American actor best known for playing Ed Norton on The Honeymooners
- Art Baker (1929-2024), American football coach
- Art Laboe (1925-2022), born Arthur Egnoian, an American disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner, generally credited with coining the term "Oldies but Goodies"
- Art Jones (1935-2021), Canadian WHL ice hockey centre
- Art Wolff (1938-2020), American television director and acting coach, known for The Tracey Ullman Show, It's Garry Shandling's Show, The Powers That Be and Dream On
- Art Shay (1922-2018), American photographer and writer from the Bronx, New York
- Art Wittich, American Republican politician, Member of Montana State Senate 35th District; Elected 2010
- Art Senge, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1952 2
- Art Van Eslander, American businessman, founder of Art Van Furniture Inc. in 1959, an American furniture retail store chain with 39 stores throughout Michigan
- Art Mengo (b. 1961), stage name of Michel Armengot, a French singer and songwriter
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Art migration to the United States 
