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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname AITCHESON,
AITCHISON, ACHESON, ACKERSON.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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AITCHESON, AITCHISON,
ACHESON, ACKERSON. (1)
A baptismal name meaning "the son of Archibald"
(?), from the nickname Archie, a Scotch Border favourite; t intrusive, as
in Ritchie,
from same district, q.v. (2) a baptismal name meaning "the son of
Adkin,"
q.v. A Border form of the great north English surname Atkinson.
This is the true source of the majority of Aitchesons, &c.
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
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B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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