Explore the Family Name Artist

The meaning of Artist

English: alteration, by folk etymology, of Artis.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Artist in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Artist has seen a notable rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,134th and by 2010, it climbed up to the 40,144th spot, marking an increase of roughly 5%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 485 in 2000 to 546 in 2010, indicating a robust growth rate of over 12%. Additionally, for every 100,000 people, there were around 0.18 Artists in 2000 and this proportion marginally increased to 0.19 by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,134	#40,144	4.72%
Count	485	546	12.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.19	5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Artist

When examining the ethnic identities associated with the last name Artist, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, various shifts can be observed between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnicity group for this surname remained consistent across both years, with Black representing over half of the total at 52.16% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 54.76% in 2010. The White ethnicity category saw a decline by approximately 12%, going from 43.71% in 2000 to 38.46% in 2010. There was a modest rise in the Hispanic representation, which increased from 2.47% to 2.93%. Interestingly, the group identifying with two or more races saw a significant jump from 1.24% to 2.20%. However, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native representations remained stagnant with no identified individuals in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	52.16%	54.76%	4.98%
White	43.71%	38.46%	-12.01%
Hispanic	2.47%	2.93%	18.62%
Two or More Races	1.24%	2.2%	77.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%