Athens Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 1
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 2
Leicestershire 2
Lincolnshire 0
London 8
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Athens Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Athens family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 4
Scholar 3
Straw Plaiter 1
Butcher 1
Farm Servant 1
House Maid Servant 1
General Domestic Servant 1
School 1
Glazier 1
Footman 1
Needle Woman 1
Printer 1
Tailor 1
Wife 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Athens

Name Census Frequency
William Athens 21
Mary Athens 14
Charles Athens 10
John Athens 10
James Athens 9
Sarah Athens 9
Elizabeth Athens 8
Jane Athens 8
Frederick Athens 7
Thomas Athens 7
Edward Athens 6
George Athens 5
Alice Athens 4
Edith Athens 4
Emma Athens 4
Ada Athens 3
Alfred Athens 3
Ann Athens 3
Anne Athens 3
Benjamin Athens 3
Samuel Athens 3
Annie Athens 2
Arthur Athens 2
Charlotte Athens 2
Constance Athens 2

Athens Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Athins 83% 461
2 Athens 100% 233

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The surname Athens is the 2nd most popular variant of Athins.

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