Definitions for attig
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1. Attig

   Rick Attig is an American journalist and author, formerly a member of the editorial board for The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon. He was a 2008 Knight Fellow at Stanford University [1] and twice shared the Pulitzer Prize.Attig was born and raised in Corvallis, Oregon. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism and political science in 1983 from the University of Oregon. Before he graduated, he was working as a reporter for the now-defunct Springfield News in Springfield, Oregon. In 1984 he joined The Bulletin daily newspaper in Bend, Oregon where he held a number of positions including senior writer, editorial page editor, and, beginning in 1995, executive editor. From 1998 to 2012, he was associate editor and member of the editorial board for The Oregonian in Portland. He has been recognized in his field with over 40 national, state, and regional awards. Attig was part of a group of Oregonian writers that won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for a series of articles and editorials about abuses in the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.[2] In 2006, he shared with his friend and colleague Doug Bates the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing, [3] as well as the National Headliners 1st Place Award, and he was a finalist for the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished Writing Award [4] for his editorial writing about abuse of the mentally ill at the Oregon State Hospital.In October 2015, Attig was inducted in the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication's Hall of Achievement. [5] Attig earned a MFA in fiction in 2010 from Pacific University. [6] His short stories have appeared in several anthologies and literary magazines. His wife, Courtenay Thompson, is also a writer and editor. Attig has two sons, Mitchell, 33, who works in environmental restoration in Portland, and Will, 20, a student at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Irish fencing team. [7].

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ATTIG

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Attig is ranked #49999 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Attig surname appeared 419 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Attig.
   
   93.3% or 391 total occurrences were White.
   4% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce attig?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attig in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attig in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attig
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html