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athens Name Meaning and History

  1. 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.
  2. 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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athens Family Facts

Distribution of athens Families in the US in 1920
Number of athens families
 7-12
 3-6		 1-2
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Rift Climbing Boat Co. - Charles F. Rogers jterwill 0
ATHENS S Livingston 5
Mary M. Athens sclark1979 0
Leslie Athens Ford [Mason], NY or PA TTGRA 0
Mary C. Athens b. Abt. 1829 married Robert A. Adams Virginia Anniekins3 0
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ATHENS S Livingston 1
Athey/Athens/Athy Y-Chromosome Project athey 0
Athens Origins Robert Strickland 5
Athens in Texas corbrenn 0
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