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Austin

in the US

There are 92,405 people with the last name "Austin" in the United States.

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Austin 225
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  1. is 221st most common Romero
  2. is 222nd most common Jacobs
  3. is 223rd most common Jimenez
  4. is 224th most common Bishop
  5. is 225th most common Austin
  6. is 226th most common Lawson
  7. is 227th most common Gilbert
  8. is 228th most common Jensen
  9. is 229th most common Williamson

Similar Names and Nicknames

Aust, Austria, Austen, Auston, Austad, Austell, Austill, Auster, Austion, Austerman

Most Common First Names for Austin

James, Robert, John, David, William, Michael, Richard, Mary, Charles, Thomas

Meaning & History

English, French, and German: from the personal name Austin, a vernacular form of Latin Augustinus, a derivative of Augustus. This was an extremely common personal name in every part of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, owing its popularity chiefly to St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430), whose influence on Christianity is generally considered to be second only to that of St. Paul. Various religious orders came to be formed following rules named in his honor, including the ‘Austin canons’, established in the 11th century, and the ‘Austin friars’, a mendicant order dating from the 13th century. The popularity of the personal name in England was further increased by the fact that it was borne by St. Augustine of Canterbury (died c. 605), an Italian Benedictine monk known as ‘the Apostle of the English’, who brought Christianity to England in 597 and founded the see of Canterbury.

German: from a reduced form of the personal name Augustin.

FOREBEARS This was the name of a merchant family that became well established in eastern MA in the 17th century, notably in Charlestown. Richard Austin came from England and landed at Boston in 1638, and his son Anthony was clerk of Suffield, CT, in 1674. The surname is very common in England as well as America; this Richard Austin was only one of a number of bearers who brought it to North America.In 1821 Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), born in Austinville VA, founded the first Anglo colony in TX.

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