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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The atlee name in History

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

atlee Family Facts

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Distribution of atlee Families in the US in 1920

Number of atlee families

8-13

3-7

1-2

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Atlee	Kelsie	1
Atlee family from Ireland	mary atlee	18
Atlee Genealogy	billfraser190	0
Hon. William Augustus Atlee of York County, PA	hitchheick	0
Atlees in Lancaster Co, Pa	Don Waltman	19
Samuel Atlee ~ 1739-1786	BasketLady420	0
Walter Atlee Vandegrift (Germantown section of Philadelphia, PA)	Pat Woodruff	2

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