ATHEA Origin of surname
ATHEA, ATEA, ATTEIA
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a Jewish value or religious concepts. The Jewish surname Athe a is a variant of Attya, an Arabic male personal name, which means "gift/present of God". As a Jewish family name it has several forms, most of them found in the Mediterranean area, but also in northern Europe and the USA. Athias is documented in the 16th century in Eretz Israel and Italy; Attia in the 18th century in northern Syria ; Attias in 1792 in America; and Atias, also in America, in 1793.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a Jewish value or religious concepts. The Jewish surname Athe a is a variant of Attya, an Arabic male personal name, which means "gift/present of God". As a Jewish family name it has several forms, most of them found in the Mediterranean area, but also in northern Europe and the USA. Athias is documented in the 16th century in Eretz Israel and Italy; Attia in the 18th century in northern Syria ; Attias in 1792 in America; and Atias, also in America, in 1793.