Audry History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Audry family

The surname Audry was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where the personal name Aldreda was listed in Norfolk. "The Domesday Book personal name may be from the Old English and Anglo-Saxon Æthelthryth, a feminize form of the name. The name meant ''noble strength', popular through the reputation of St. Etheldreda, Queen of Northumbria and foundress of the convent at Ely. This became Audrey and is found in the 14th century in Essex and Suffolk as Etheldreda." 1

Another source claims that the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Norton in Wiltshire, held by William de Audrieu, a Norman Baron from Audrieu near Caen in Normandy who was also recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. 2

Early History of the Audry family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Audry research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1183, 1795, 1830, 1878 and 1902 are included under the topic Early Audry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Audry Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Audry are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Audry include Awdry, Audrey, Audrie, Awdrie, Awdree, Audree and many more.

Early Notables of the Audry family

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Audry Ranking

France, the name Audry is the 4,321^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 3

Audry migration to the United States +

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Audry, or a variant listed above:

Audry Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Ellin Audry, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 4
Samuel Audry, who settled in Virginia in 1660

Audry Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Francois Audry, aged 42, who immigrated to the United States, in 1901
Louis Rene Audry, aged 24, who landed in America from Paris, in 1906
Eustache Audry, aged 22, who settled in America, in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Audry (post 1700) +

Clerence Chyntia Audry (1994-2022), Indonesian television actress
Clearence Chyntia Audry (1994-2022), Indonesian television actress

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
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)