Art

Art Meaning & Origin

About Art
The surname Art is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Arthur," which itself comes from the Celtic name "Artúr." The name Arthur means "bear man" or "bear-like," and it was a popular name among the Celts and later the Normans. As a surname, Art signifies a descendant of someone named Arthur and is often used to denote a family's connection to the legendary King Arthur.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Art is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Art: 700
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32,792
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Art based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Art is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ART
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A630
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AA1 R T
🌐 IPA
/ɑrt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ART', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Art in Braille

Here's how to represent Art in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Art in braille

How to sign the name Art using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Art using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Art in sign language

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