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altum Name Meaning and History

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

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The altum name in History

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

altum 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 altum Families in the US in 1920

Number of altum families

6-9

3-5

1-2

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ALTUM-GALLAGHER - Central Texas	Houston	1
Rachel Altum Heritage	JeannetteJones84	4
John Alton of Wayne Co. KY - born in Tennessee	barryddecker	2
Howard Altum son of Charles Carrol Altum	karen8828	2
Oliver Harvey Altom/Altum of Cooke County, Texas	Karen Morgan Palmer	0
Altum/Burr---WVA	Betsy_Burr	1
Indiana Altums	Ron Altum	0
Unknown Altum	mom2pooh	4
Moss Tables & Lucinda Altum	Jane Altum Wilson	1
albert altum	mld6583	0

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