Austin Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Austin Name Meaning: Originates from the Latin name 'Augustinus', which shortened to 'Augustine' means 'venerable' or 'great'.

A surname that became a popular forename during the middle ages after St. Augustine of Hippo.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Austin Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Austin family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 245
General Labourer 219
Dress Maker 137
General Servant Domestic 131
Scholar 105
Cook Domestic 87
Carpenter 75
Farmer 70
Agricultural Labourer 67
Domestic Servant 66
Bricklayer 63
Housemaid Domestic 60
Laundress Wash 54
Gardener Domestic 48
Servant Domestic 48
House Painter 43
Tailoress 42
Coal Miner Hewer 40
Dressmaker 39
House Maid Domestic 36
Charwoman 32
Cotton Weaver 31
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 31
Butcher 30
Gardener 30

Austin Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Stone 33% 165,061
2 Austin 100% 100,559
3 Aston 67% 38,435
4 Easton 50% 21,426
5 Austen 83% 16,326
6 Seaton 33% 15,345
7 Auston 83% 6,723
8 Astin 83% 5,364
9 Steen 33% 2,907
10 Steane 17% 2,342
11 Stein 50% 1,956
12 Stain 50% 1,768
13 Stean 33% 1,384
14 Seton 33% 1,086
15 Euston 67% 1,019
16 Aiston 67% 892
17 Eston 50% 886
18 Easten 50% 879
19 Asten 67% 715
20 Oston 50% 541
21 Suton 50% 529
22 Stane 33% 476
23 Ston 50% 448
24 Ouston 67% 371
25 Souton 33% 365
26 Staine 33% 359
27 Stan 50% 351
28 Austine 86% 272
29 Saton 33% 268
30 Steene 17% 261
31 Souten 33% 138
32 Stoan 33% 129
33 Iseton 33% 126
34 Sten 50% 125
35 Eustone 57% 119
36 Osten 50% 113
37 Stine 50% 110

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The surname Austin is the 2nd most popular variant of Stone.

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