Cognomen Atherton (Atherton 
, Атертон 
, אתרטון 
) , all over the world, is a common surname. The last name Atherton is characteristic of Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, the United Kingdom, and Australia, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. Much less frequently, Atherton is the forename as well as the last name.
| john atherton English MP (c. 1513-73) (b. 1513) |
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john atherton Irish Bishop, GB (b. 1598) |
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| john atherton English MP (c.1557-1617) (b. 1557) |
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| henry atherton (b. 1602) |
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| hope atherton American colonial clergyman (b. 1646) |
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| richard atherton English Member of Parliament (died 1687) (b. 1656) |
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| henry atherton (b. 1649) |
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| edward atherton English cleric (b. 1661) |
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| atherton mather American politician (1663-1734), US (b. 1663) |
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| william atherton British merchant and landowner, mayor of Preston in 1732 and 1738 (b. 1705) |
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| col. peter atherton a colonial leader of 18th century Massachusetts (b. 1705) |
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charles humphrey atherton American politician (1773-1853), US (b. 1773) |
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william atherton Englis Wesleyan minister, GB (b. 1775) |
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| colonel jeptha atherton American politician and soldier, US (b. 1733) |
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| joshua atherton American anti-slavery campaigner (1737–1809) (b. 1737) |
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