Show ContentsAude History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Aude, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Aude, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Savoie. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Aude family derived their surname from the name of the city of Audeville in Savoie.

Early Origins of the Aude family

The surname Aude was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps. The Odette variant probably originated in D'Audeville in the commune de Loiret, arrondisement of Pithiviers. 1

Princess Odette is the White Swan, the lead ballerina role in Tchaikovsky's famous Swan Lake.

Nicolas Audet travelled from France to Canada around the middle of the 17th century. He worked as a porter for Mgr. de Laval. After settling in Quebec he married Madeleine Despres on 15th September 1670. They had twelve children and remained together in Quebec until Nicolas passed away at l'île-d'Orléans in 1700. 2

Early History of the Aude family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Aude research. Another 268 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1344, 1438 and 1808 are included under the topic Early Aude History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Aude Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Audet, Audey, Auday, Audé, Audaie, Audais, Auddet, Auddey, Audday, Auddé, Auddaie, Auddais, Odet, Oday, Odé, Odaie, Odais, Oddey, Oddet, Odday, Oddé, Oddaie and many more.

Early Notables of the Aude family

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United States Aude migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Aude Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Samll Aude, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 3
Aude Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Antoine Aude, aged 32, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
  • Friedrich Aude, aged 46, who settled in America, in 1895
  • Johanna Aude, aged 44, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
Aude Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Victor F. Aude, aged 48, who landed in America from Argentan, France, in 1918
  • Marcel Aude, aged 17, who landed in America from Havre, France, in 1920
  • Odette Aude, aged 29, who immigrated to America from Biarritz, France, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Aude (post 1700) +

  • Richard Thomas Aude (b. 1971), American former Major League Baseball player from Van Nuys, California
  • Susan Audé (b. 1952), retired American television news anchor
  • Erik Anthony Audé (b. 1980), American actor, stuntman and professional poker player
  • Dave Audé, American Grammy-nominated producer, house DJ, and remixer


  1. Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
  2. Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
  3. 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)


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