How common is the surname Athey?

3,329 people in the United States had the surname Athey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,744 Americans. It ranked 9,736th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Athey?

Susan Athey, American economist.

Where is the surname Athey most common?

Wikidata records people named Athey in the United States.

Is the surname Athey getting more or less common?

More common. 3,073 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,329 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Athey

An English surname, carried by 3,329 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Athey is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

English origin

* As an English surname, contraction of Middle English at heye (“at the enclosure”). * As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Athy.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,329 people named Athey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,744 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,073.

#9,736

rank among US surnames

3,329

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,700)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,733	Frakes	3,332	92,661
#9,734	Strode	3,331	92,689
#9,735	Crispin	3,330	92,716
#9,736	Clymer	3,329	92,744

Who is named Athey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Athey identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Atheys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Susan Athey
American economist, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Athey

Atha

Athey has the Soundex code A300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Athey come from?: * As an English surname, contraction of Middle English at heye (“at the enclosure”). * As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Athy.
How common is the surname Athey?: 3,329 people in the United States had the surname Athey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,744 Americans. It ranked 9,736th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Athey?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Athey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Athey?: Susan Athey, American economist.
Where is the surname Athey most common?: Wikidata records people named Athey in the United States.
Is the surname Athey getting more or less common?: More common. 3,073 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,329 in 2010, up 8.3%.