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Athy Name Meaning
Irish: one of the very few Irish surnames derived from a place
name, namely Athy in county Kildare, Gaelic Áth í ‘ford
of the yew tree’. This was adopted by Norman settlers in Ireland in
the form de Athy, which was re-Gaelicized as Ataoi and
borne by one of the ‘tribes of Galway’, who first settled in
Co. Kildare about 1300.English: variant spelling of
Athey.
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Name Distribution of Athy Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Athy families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Athy families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Athy census records
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Athy Family Origin
Athy Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Athy
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Athy Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Athy census records
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Athy Civil War Service Records
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