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Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to residents. Greek citizenship was generally extended by individual cities to certain of their inhabitants and did not pertain to the country as a whole. Until the twentieth century, only males of the middle or upper classes were granted citizenship. A citizen had privileges that included:

Rights to engage in business in a city
Protections under the law
Permission to reside in a city without being expelled

Citizenship records include information about the citizen, including names, ages, social and economic status, occupation and training, and, sometimes, birthplaces and relationships.

Naturalization, Immigrants and Surname Changes for Athens,1844–1899

The original citizenship books are generally kept by the city and may be found in city archives or city halls. Citizenship records from the GAK in Athens have been filmed: Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges]1860-1862, 1870-1871, FHL film# 1038695 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1871, 1873-1875, FHL film# 1038706 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1876, 1878, 1880, FHL film# 1038707 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1880-1882, 1885, FHL film# 1038708 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1885-1887, FHL film# 1038709 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1887-1888, FHL film# 1038710 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1888-1889, FHL film# 1038711 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1889-1890, FHL film# 1038712 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1891-1892, FHL film# 1038713 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1892, FHL film# 1038714 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1893, FHL film# 1038714 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1893-1894, FHL film# 1038715 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1894, FHL film# 1038715 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1894-1895, FHL film# 1038716 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1895-1896, FHL film# 1038717 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1896-1897, FHL film# 1038718 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumamechanges] 1897-1898, FHL film# 1038719 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1898, FHL film# 1038720 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1898, FHL film# 1038721 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1898-1899, FHL film# 1038722 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1899, FHL film# 1038723 Amw/ég snaavopaav[Sumame changes] 1899, FHL film# 1038724

Mswvaotsiyostg [Emigrations/Immigrations] 1893, FHL film# 1038714 Mswvaotsiyostg [Emigrations/Immigrations] 1893-1894, FHL film# 1038715

Hokttoypa/,Dfios1g[Confirmations of Citizenships] 1845, 1848, 1851, FHL film# 1038686 2-4 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1851-1852, 1860, FHL film# 1038687 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1861-1862, 1864, FHL film#1038688 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1870-1874, FHL film# 1038696 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1875-1880, FHL film# 1038697 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1881, FHL film# 1038698 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1881-1882, FHL film# 1038699 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1883-1884, FHL film# 1038700 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1884-1885, FHL film# 1038701 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1885-1886, FHL film# 1038702 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1886-1887, FHL film# 1038703 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1887, FHL film# 1038704 Hokttoyptwfiosig [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1887-1888, FHL film# 1038705 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1888, FHL film# 1038689 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1888-1889, FHL film# 1038690 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1889-1890, FHL film# 1038691 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1890, FHL film# 1038692 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1890-1892, FHL film# 1038693 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1893, FHL film# 1038694 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1893, FHL film# 1038714 Hokttoypwfiostg [Confirmations of Citizenships] 1893-1894, FHL film# 1038715 ==U.S. Naturalization Records Naturalization records in the United States may be an excellent source for determining the specific town or city where your ancestor was born, especially records after 1906. (See United States Naturalization and Citizenship and U.S. Naturalization Online Genealogy Records ).