The associated coat of arms for this name are recorded in J.B Rietstaps Armorial General. Illustrated by V & H.V Rolland's. This Monumental work took 23 years to complete and 85,000 coats of Arms are included in this work. The name is also spelt ARTMAN, ART, ARTE, ARCT, AERTSON, AERT, and ARTZ. The surname of AERTS is a German and Ashkenazic Jewish occupational name for a physician. The name was originally derived from the Old German word ARZT, via the Latin form ARCIATER. Many of the modern family names throughout Europe reflect the profession or occupation of their forbears in the Middle Ages and derive from the position held by their ancestors in the village, noble household or religious community in which they lived and worked. The addition of their profession to their birth name made it easier to identify individual tradesmen and craftsmen. As generations passed and families moved around, so the original identifying names developed into the corrupted but simpler versions that we recognise today. Members of this family sought their fortunes in the new world of North America, leaving the place of their birth to escape poverty or religious persecution. The process of this colonization of North America began in l650. The majority found themselves in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. A notable member of the name was Pieter AERTSEN (1508-79) the Dutch painter, born in Amsterdam, the first of a family dynasty of painters. From 1535-1555 he worked in Antwerp. Few of his religious altarpieces survived the turmoils of the Reformation and he is best known for painting of everyday life and contemporary domestic interiors, which frequently include some religious reference such as Christ in the house of Martha and Mary. German or Teutonic heraldry extended its sphere of influence over central Europe and spread into Scandinavia. It is most notable for its design and treatment of crests, most of which reflect the arms in the charge or tinctures (colours) or both, which is unknown in British heraldry. Teutonic Europe assembled many arms on a single shield, each bearing its corresponding crest on a helmet.