Atlas Family History
Atlas Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Atlas or
Polish at{l-}as, both meaning ‘satin’ (ultimately from an
Arabic word meaning ‘smooth’). It was probably also used as a
metonymic occupational name for a merchant dealing in satin goods.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Atlas
Name Distribution of Atlas Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Atlas families
 40 - 78  14 - 39 |
 1 - 13  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Atlas families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Atlas last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Atlas Family Origin
Atlas Immigration Information
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Atlas Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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