Show ContentsAuda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Auda is one of the surnames to have emerged from the beautiful and historical Italian region of Tuscany. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era. The patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, was one of the most common names created at that time in the region of Tuscany. The surname Auda came from the given name Alda, which means "wise and experienced."

Early Origins of the Auda family

The surname Auda was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), where the main branch of the family originated with Taddeo Alderotti, a physician born in 1223.

Early History of the Auda family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Auda research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1271, 1762 and 1782 are included under the topic Early Auda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Auda Spelling Variations

Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Auda. These spelling variations include Alda, Aldo, Aldigeri, Aldighieri, Aldemoresco, Alderighi, Alderotti, Aldieri, Aldi, Aldiero, Aldini, Aldinucci, Aldisio, Auda, Audi, Audia, Audieri, Audiero, Audini, Audino, Audisio, Audizio and many more.

Early Notables of the Auda family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Giovanni Aldini was a physicist in 1762, and Giovanni-Michele Auda, who was the doctor of the duke Carlo-Emanuele II in the 17th century...
  • Giovanni-Andrea Auda of San Vittore, a town in Piemont, was made count in 1782...

Migration of the Auda family

Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Auda were Angelo Audino, aged 48, who arrived at Ellis Island from Siderno Reggio, Italy, in 1920; Antonio Audino, aged 7, who arrived at Ellis Island from Benestari, Italy, in 1912.



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