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Auger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Auger is derived from the French personal name Auger, which is itself derived from the Old German name Adalgarius, which means noble spear. Patronymic surnames, which are a type of hereditary surname, arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. The vernacular or regional naming tradition is the oldest and most pervasive type of patronymic surname. According to this custom, names were originally composed of vocabulary elements from the local language. Vernacular names that were derived from ancient Germanic personal names have cognates in most European languages. For example, the court of Charlemagne (742-814) was Christian and Latin-speaking, but the Frankish dialect of Old German was commonly used for personal names. Vernacular names were widespread throughout Normandy. Accordingly, many typical English and French names are in fact, originally of Germanic origin and often have cognates in other European countries.

Early Origins of the Auger family

The surname Auger was first found in Provence, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

This ancient family emerged in the region of the Rhône Valley around the 9th century. The first record of this noble family of France was found in the ancient cartulary of the Abbey of Beaulieu, in the province of Limousin in 897, and in the "Recueil des actes de Charles III le Simple" 879-929, in the year of 899. There exists also an earlier record dating from the year of 792, and is mentioned in "Regesta Alsatiae aevi Merovingici et Karolini".

The family grew and established branches in the provinces of Berry, to the south of Paris, Normandy, Champagne, and Dauphiné, where they flourished into the 1500's when a few of the aristocratic branches became extinct. In subsequent years they were found in Dauphiné from medieval times and as late as 1560.

Early History of the Auger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Auger research. Another 185 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1637, 1644, 1703, 1806 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Auger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Auger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Auger, Augier, Augey, Augay, Auget, Auge, Augeais, Augger, Auggier, Auggey, Auggay, Augget, Auggeais, d'Auger, d'Augier, d'Augey, d'Augay, d'Auget, d'Augeais, Dauger, Daugier, Daugey, Daugay, Dauget, Daugeais, Augereau, d'Augereau and many more.

Early Notables of the Auger family

Notable amongst the names at this time was

Eustache Dauger de Cavoye (1637?-1703), the name given for the Man in the Iron Mask (French: L'Homme au Masque de Fer), he spent 34 years in prison and his real identity is unknown, Voltaire claimed h...

Auger World Ranking

In the United States, the name Auger is the 5,288^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Auger is ranked the 401^st most popular surname with an estimated 11,597 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Auger is the 170^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Auger as 298^th with 13,393 people. 4

Auger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Auger Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Auger, who arrived in New England in 1631 5
Jon Auger, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 5
Jon Auger, who settled in Virginia as early as the year of 1637
Nicholas Auger, who arrived in New Haven, Connecticut in 1638 5
Andrew Auger, who arrived in New England in 1651 5
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Auger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Georg Friederich Auger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 5
Jacques Auger, who settled in Louisiana in 1756

Auger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Auger, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 5
J Auger, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 5

Auger migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Auger Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jehan Auger, who landed in Montreal in 1653
Pierre Auger, son of Louis and Suzanne, who married Péronelle Meusnier, daughter of René and Marguerite, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 30th April 1685 6
Jean Auger, son of Jean and Louise, who married Marie-Charlotte Glory, daughter of Laurent and Jacqueline, in Quebec in 1690 6
Louis Auger of France, who married Antoinette Barabé, daughter of Nicolas and Michelle, in Quebec in 1691 6
Jean Auger, son of Pierre and Olivier, who married Marie-Anne Gautier, daughter of Joseph and Marguerite, in Sainte-Famille, Quebec on 7th June 1695 6
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Auger Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Julien Auger, son of Michel and Marie, who married Louise-Thérèse Petit, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 11th January 1708 6
René Auger, son of Pierre and Péronelle, who married Élisabeth Coutancineau, daughter of Michel and Élisabeth, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 1st September 1710 6
Joseph Auger, son of Pierre and Péronelle, who married Geneviève Gaudin, daughter of Charles and Marie-Madeleine, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 10th November 1716 6
Charles Auger, son of Charles and Madeleine, who married Catherine Giguère, daughter of Martin and Marie-Françoise, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 7th May 1719 6
Louis Auger is recorded in a marriage contract in 1721 in Laneuville, in the province of Québec
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Contemporary Notables of the name Auger (post 1700) +

Joyce Arleen Auger (1939-1993), American soprano singer
Arleen Augér (1939-1993), American opera and classical singer
Apollos P. Auger, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Genesee County, 1823 7
Claudine Auger (b. 1942), French actress best known for her role as Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval in the James Bond film Thunderball
Pierre Victor Auger (1899-1993), French physicist, eponym of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Michel Auger (1944-2020), Canadian journalist and crime reporter with Le Journal de Montréal
Brian Auger (b. 1939), English jazz and rock keyboardist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html