Athens Family History
Athens Name Meaning
Americanized form of Greek Atheneos ‘Athenian’ or
Athenakis, habitational name for someone from the city of
Athens. These terms were also used as nicknames for people who had
spent time in Athens and liked to show off their worldliness.Americanized form of surnamed based on the Greek personal name
Athanasios (see Athanas).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Athens
Name Distribution of Athens Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Athens families
 26 - 50  9 - 25 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Athens families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Athens census records
You can see how Athens families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Athens Family Origin
Athens Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Athens families immigrated
to the United States.
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Athens Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Athens census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Athens ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Athens
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