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The achilles Surname

achilles Name Meaning and History

  1. German humanistic name or soldier’s name, with reference to the prowess and near invulnerability of the classical Greek hero, the leading warrior of the Greek army at the siege of Troy (Greek Akhilleus).
  2. In other cases, possibly an Americanized form of names in other languages based on Greek Akhilleus, such as Italian Achille (three syllables), French Achille (two syllables).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The achilles name in History

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

achilles Family Facts

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Distribution of achilles Families in the US in 1920
Number of achilles families
 10-17
 4-9		 1-3
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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