The achey Surname

achey Name Meaning and History

In New England, an Americanized form of French Ethier. Various other origins have been proposed, but this seems the most likely.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The achey name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the achey family name as far back in history as possible.

achey Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of achey Families in the US in 1920

Number of achey families

33-64

12-32

1-11

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Acheys in PA, OH, KS and MO	teresa	1
Henry b abt 1812-18 in PA. > Ohio > Kansas	sdspears	2
Achey. auchey. or achi family?	judy	16
ACHEY Bible Records	Yelowstone	1
Richard Achey	allan	0
Achi or Achig	miloachig	0
Clinton Achey in elementery school photo	Irene O'Neill	0
Achi's as St.Paul's Summerhill Lutheran Church	Nancy L. Folker	0
Benjamin Achey PA 1903 news article	s_stamis	0
Catherine Achey	jennifergerard66	0

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