Atlas Family History
Atlas Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Atlas or
Polish at{l-}as, both meaning ‘satin’ (ultimately from an
Arabic word meaning ‘smooth’). It was probably also used as a
metonymic occupational name for a merchant dealing in satin goods.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Atlas
Name Distribution of Atlas Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Atlas families
 2 - 1  2 - 1 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Atlas Family Origin
Atlas Emigration Information (US)
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Atlas Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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