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Where did the English Austin family come from? What is the English Austin family crest and coat of arms? When did the Austin family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Austin family history?
The Austin family name is derived from the given name Austin, which was the vernacular form of the Latin name "Augustus", meaning "majestic." As a personal name, Augustine was popular due to St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) who had a great influence on early Christianity, as well as St Augustine of Canterbury, first Archbishop of Canterbury, who founded the oldest see in England, in 597.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
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Until quite recently, the English language has lacked a definite system of spelling rules. Consequently, Anglo-Saxon surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. Changes in Anglo-Saxon names were influenced by the evolution of the English language, as it incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other languages. Although Medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, so it is common to find one person referred to by several different spellings of his surname, even the most literate people varied the spelling of their own names. Variations of the name Austin include Austin, Austins, Austen, Austeane, Ostian, Ousteane, Owstyne, Ostiane and many more.First found in Bedfordshire where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Austin family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 63 words(4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Austin. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Austin or a variant listed above:
- John Austin, the great grandfather of Rutherford Hayes, known as the "Forgotten President of the U.S.A."
Austin Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Edward Austin, who landed in Virginia in 1635
- Jo Austin, aged 24, landed in Virginia in 1635
- Francis Austin, who landed in Dedham, Mass in 1638
- Geo Austin, who landed in Virginia in 1643
- Georg Austin, who arrived in Virginia in 1643
Austin Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- George Austin, who arrived in Charleston, SC in 1734
- Hugh Williams Austin, who landed in Barbados in 1779
- Adam Austin, who arrived in Charles Town, SC in 1782
- David Austin, an early saddle-bag preacher who was ordained in the Presbytery of New York in 1788
- J Austin, who landed in Mississippi in 1798
Austin Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Charles Austin, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1825
- B C Austin, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- C G Austin, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- E T Austin, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- Alex Austin, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
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- Gene Austin (1900-1972), American singer and songwriter
- Tracy Ann Austin (b. 1962), American former World No. 1 female professional tennis player
- Charles Austin (b. 1967), American Gold Medal winning high jumper
- Alfred Austin (1835-1913), English poet
- Herbert Austin (1866-1941), 1st Baron Austin, English English automobile designer and builder who founded the Austin Motor Company
- Lieutenant General Lloyd James Austin III (b. 1953), United States Army officer
- Robert Sargent Austin (1895-1973), English etcher
- John Langshaw Austin (1911-1960), British philosopher, who taught at Oxford
- Margaret Elizabeth Austin CNZM (b. 1933), former New Zealand politician who later became Chancellor of Lincoln University
- Mervyn Neville Austin (1913-1991), Australian Rhodes Scholar, headmaster, and professor
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- The Austin Family of Bennington, Vermont by Hugh S. Austin.
- Austin and Rich Genealogy.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
- Shirley, Evelyn Philip. Noble and Gentle Men of England Or Notes Touching The Arms and Descendants of the Ancient Knightley and Gentle Houses of England Arranged in their Respective Counties 3rd Edition. Westminster: John Bowyer Nichols and Sons, 1866. Print.
- Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
- Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, The Privy Council, Knightage and Compainonage. London: Burke Publishing, 1921. Print.
- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
- Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
- Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
- Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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The Austin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Austin Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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