Altom Family History
Altom Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Altom Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Altom families
 11 - 19  4 - 10 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Altom families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Altom families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Altom Family Origin
Altom Immigration Information
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Altom Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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