The altom Surname
altom Name Meaning and History
Probably one of several variants of English Halton or
Alton, but it could also be an altered form of English
Altham, which is a habitational name from Altham in Whalley,
Lancashire, named in Old English as ‘river meadow (hamm) of the
swans (elfitu)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Altom message board
Threads: 22 - Messages: 53
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Altom's from Stamps, Akansas |
 rsaltom
| 0 |
| ALTOM Mary 1897-1980 |
| 0 |
| Altom's from TN |
JulieWoodardVan
| 6 |
| ALTOM Anita J and Merlyn L Jr |
t42Lee
| 0 |
| ALTOM Monroe Jackson 1883-1927 |
t42Lee
| 0 |
| Just curios about my people | Ryan Keith Altom | 3 |
| Rebecca Altom's S. C. marriage to Goggins | Harry Goggins | 1 |
| James Bulger Altom |
lscott67
| 3 |
| Oliver Harvey Altom/Altum of Cooke County Texas | Karen Morgan Palmer | 1 |
| Carrie G. (Altom) Davis |
Jil89
| 0 |
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