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    The surname Artis

    A surname, carried by 9,656 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A632

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Artis is more common than 97.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,656 people named Artis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,974 Americans. That is up 9.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,835.

    #3,682
    rank among US surnames
    9,656
    people in 2010
    3.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.3%
    change since 2000 (was #3,688)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,677Bohannon9,66331,951
    #3,679Willson9,65931,965
    #3,681Gall9,65831,968
    #3,682Saleh9,65631,974

    Who is named Artis

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    79% of people named Artis identified as Black (not Hispanic), 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 79%
    • White (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Artiss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jamel Artis
      American basketball player (born 1993)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Artis

    Artis has the Soundex code A632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A632.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Artis?
    9,656 people in the United States had the surname Artis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,974 Americans. It ranked 3,682nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Artis?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Artis identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Artis?
    Jamel Artis, American basketball player (born 1993).
    Where is the surname Artis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Artis in the United States.
    Is the surname Artis getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,835 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,656 in 2010, up 9.3%.