The artis Surname
artis Name Meaning and History
- English: regional name for someone from the French province of Artois, from Anglo-Norman French Arteis (from Latin Atrebates, the name of the local Gaulish tribe).
- French: from Old French artis ‘woodworm’, Old Occitan arta ‘moth’, possibly applied as a nickname for someone suffering from a wasting disease, perhaps leprosy.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| George and Perry Artis | ARTIS | 2 |
| artis/hagans/barnes NC |
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A_Tradewell
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| Isaac Artis(t) |
BeverlyYoung34
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| INTERESTING "ARTIS" LINEAGE | Aisha K. Artis | 13 |
| Benjamin or Asa & Pherebe Wayne/Wilson NC |
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CMarnel
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| WAYNE/WILSON/JOHNSTON CO., NC Artis lines | lyhend | 23 |
| GEORGE PATTERSON |
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| james artis 1895 elizabeth N.C |
rommelartis
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