Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Other Forms FormsAtterton, Eatherton, Etherton Meaning & History From the name of a town in Manchester, derived from the Old English given name Æðelhere and tun "enclosure, town." American writer Gertrude Atherton (1857-1948) and British journalist Terence Atherton (1902-1942) were famous bearers of the name.
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