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alpha Name Meaning and History

German: Hellenization of the surname A(a) (which is probably derived from a river name), adopted with reference to the first letter of the Greek alphabet. Helene Alpha is documented in Nuremberg in 1167.

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

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

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Distribution of alpha Families in the US in 1920
Number of alpha families
 6-9
 3-5		 1-2
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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America Elizabeth Alpha Jim Tullio 1
Robert John Alpha-Louisiana/Texas pattie1213 0
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