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acheson Name Meaning and History

Variant of Scottish Atchison. This spelling is of Scottish origin, but since the 17th century has been especially common in northern Ireland.

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Distribution of acheson Families in the US in 1920
Number of acheson families
 22-41
 8-21
 1-7
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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