ATIAS Origin of surname
ATIAS, ATTIAS
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Atias and Atiass are variants 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 as a Jewish family name 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 is a patronymic surname derived from a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
Atias and Atiass are variants 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 as a Jewish family name 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.