The Athey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,329 people carried this name — #9,736 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 88,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,073 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Athey surname

As an English surname, contraction of Middle English at heye (“at the enclosure”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Athey» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Athey in American newspapers,
1906–1920.

Newspaper page from The News=record carrying the name Athey
The News=record 1909-08-07
Newspaper page from The Ontario Argus carrying the name Athey
The Ontario Argus 1920-07-22
Newspaper page from East Oregonian : E.o carrying the name Athey
East Oregonian : E.o 1906-04-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,491 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Athey in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1950s.

153 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Athey. The most, 30, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 84
Tasmania 19
Queensland 17
Victoria 15
Western Australia 10
South Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Athey.

Who carried it

People named Athey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • H. Raymond Athey 1914–1991 · botanical collector
  • Edward Athey 1921–2010 · association football coach

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Athey,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States191 records

191 records of the Athey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 127
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 7
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl D. Athey

    Born 1922 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; transport worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery, Flintstone, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Burder Smith Athey

    Born 1949; from Savannah, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1970 in Cambodia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Athey

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Alex Marshall from Liverpool, aged 20; carpenter. From England; bound for Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 191 records for Athey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Athey name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Elizabeth Amelia Athey

    Died 1927; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Beatrice Burnett Athey

    Died 1961; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record R. Athey

    Central Ontario Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Athey in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France11 records

11 records of the Athey name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Charles Paul Auguste Athey

    Born 1915 in Pusey; died 1996 in Charmoille (Haute-Saône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacqueline Georgette Alida Athey

    Born 1920 in Reims (Marne); died 1971 in Cuffies (Aisne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Etienne Athey

    Born 1909 in Pusey (Haute-Saône); died 1978 in Besançon (Doubs).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Athey in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Athey name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Athey

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Marion, sailing from London in 1843. Native of Alnwick, Northumberland.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Noel Desmond Athey

    Retired of Nunawading, Victoria; died 1994.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record W. C. Athey

    Of Parkes, New South Wales; died 1896.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Athey in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Athey name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Athey

    Northumberland Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Athey name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alfred Athey

    Married in 1910 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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