Attles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Attles

The ancestry of the name Attles dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in Kent, where they held a family seat at Lee's Court. The original form of this name was atte Lee, which became modified to the shorter form Attles.

Early Origins of the Attles family

Early History of the Attles family

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Attles Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Attles have been found, including Atlee, Attley, Attlie, Atleigh, Atley, Atleys and others.

Early Notables of the Attles family

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Migration of the Attles family

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Attles, or a variant listed above: William Atlee, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1744, and descended was Walter Franklin Atlee related to Benjamin Franklin, also of Philadelphia.