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- ↑ Acheson Surname at Forebears
- ↑ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
- ↑ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.
- 1 2 Bell, Robert (1990) [1988]. The Book of Ulster Surnames (Paperback). Belfast: The Blackstaff Press Limited. ISBN 0-85640-405-5.
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