Find out how popular the last name Atonal is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Atonal.

Atonal, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Atonal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Atonal in America

Atonal is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Atonal surname appeared 100 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Atonal.

The history of the last name Atonal

The surname ATONAL has its origins in the ancient Greek language, deriving from the word "atonos," which means "without tone" or "unaccented." This name likely emerged during the Byzantine period, around the 5th to 15th centuries AD, when the Greek language and culture had a significant influence across the regions of modern-day Greece, Turkey, and parts of the Balkans.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ATONAL can be traced back to a legal document from the 9th century, which mentions a scholar named Konstantinos Atonalis residing in the city of Constantinople, now known as Istanbul. This document suggests that the name may have been used to distinguish individuals who had a particular expertise or association with the study of tonality or music theory.

During the Middle Ages, the ATONAL surname began to spread across the Mediterranean region, as various families and individuals migrated or traveled for academic, religious, or commercial purposes. In the 12th century, a monk named Petros Atonalis was recorded as a member of the monastic community at the Monastery of Hosios Loukas in central Greece.

As the Renaissance period dawned, the ATONAL name gained further recognition through the works of notable scholars and artists. One such individual was the Italian composer and theorist Gioseffo Atonal, born in 1487 in Venice, who is credited with developing innovative techniques in atonal music composition, which challenged the traditional tonal systems of the time.

In the 17th century, the name ATONAL was also found in the records of the University of Oxford, where a professor of music theory named William Atonal taught and published several treatises on the subject of atonality and its applications in various musical genres.

Another notable figure bearing the ATONAL surname was the French artist and printmaker, Marie-Thérèse Atonal (1725-1805), whose etchings and engravings depicting scenes from classical mythology were highly acclaimed during the Enlightenment era.

Throughout the centuries, the ATONAL surname has been carried by individuals from various backgrounds and professions, reflecting the diverse cultural and intellectual influences that have shaped its meaning and significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Atonal

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Atonal.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Atonal was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Atonal was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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