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There are approximately 33,469 people named Austin in the UK. That makes it the 275th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 530 are named Austin.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

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The Austin surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Latin.) A contraction of Augustine, from Augustinus, imperial, royal, great, renowned.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

AUSTEN. AUSTIN. Augustine, the well-known baptismal name, so abbreviated in 0. B'r. and Eug. The Lond. Direct, presents us with a Mr. Austing.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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