Austin Name Meaning

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.

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List of People with Surname Austin

As far as we found, there are a total of 71,846 people with the surname Austin. Among these people surnamed Austin, there are around 3,056 different names, with an average of 23 people sharing the same name. Michael Austin, Robert Austin and William Austin are the top three most common names from the list of people surnamed Austin, with 1,227, 1,106 and 960 people respectively.

Furthermore, Our research has shown that California has the greatest number of people surnamed Austin, with a total of 5,932 people, and there are a total of 1,559 different names among these people. Texas is the second-most populous state for people with the surname Austin, with a total of 5,483 people and an average of 1,548 different names.

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