The atlee Surname
atlee Name Meaning and History
English: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was ‘by the
clearing or meadow’, Middle English atte lee. The word
lea or lee (Old English leah) originally meant
‘wood’, thence ‘clearing in a wood’, and, by the Middle English
period, ‘grassy meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Atlee | Kelsie | 1 |
| Atlee family from Ireland | mary atlee | 18 |
| Atlee Genealogy |
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| Hon. William Augustus Atlee of York County, PA |
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| Atlees in Lancaster Co, Pa | Don Waltman | 19 |
| Samuel Atlee ~ 1739-1786 |
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| Walter Atlee Vandegrift (Germantown section of Philadelphia, PA) | Pat Woodruff | 2 |
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