Aris Surname History

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• Israel
• Scotland
• Spain

Etymology of Aris

The distinguished surname Aris is a Sephardic Jewish name, that is, one that originates in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal). This surname is thought to be derived from the one of personal names Ares, Aria or Arius which were used in the "Romance" countries. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins.

Early History of the Aris family

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Aris Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Arias, Arianiz, Areas, Ares, Ariz, Aris and others.

Early Notables of the Aris family

were Pedro Arias, thirteenth century Castilian nobleman; Benito Arias Montano, sixteenth century Spanish scholar and translator; Juan Arias de Loyola, sixteenth century Spanish cosmographer, who invented a procedure...
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