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Auguste Ranking

the United States, the name Auguste is the 11,113rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Auguste is ranked the 2,327th most popular surname with an estimated 2,780 people with that name. 2


Contemporary Notables of the name Auguste (post 1700) +

  • Scipion Charles Victor Auguste de La Garde, Marquis de Chambonas, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Maurice Auguste Chevalier (1888-1972), French film/vaudeville actor, cabaret singer and entertainer, best known for his signature songs, including "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls"
  • John Auguste Ambrose, American Chemical Geneticist, Georgia
  • Karl Auguste Offmann GCSK (1940-2022), Mauritian politician, 3rd President of Mauritius (2002-2003)
  • Claude Auguste Martin (1930-2017), French silver medalist rower at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  • Jean Auguste Barre (1811-1896), French sculptor and medalist
  • Jean-Baptiste Auguste Reynaud, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
  • Marie Auguste Paris, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
  • Louis Auguste Juvénal des Ursins d'Harville, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Scipion Auguste. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) Jean-Baptiste Reynaud. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  5. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Marie Paris. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  6. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, March 9) Louis Juvénal. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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