| ![Show Contents]() Auster History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of AusterWhat does the name Auster mean? The surname Auster is of uncertain origin, but there are several possibilities for its source. It may have derived from the Gothic word "ostan" meaning "the direction of the rising sun," and may have been initially born by someone from the east. Alternatively, Auster may have come from the Middle High German word "Oster," meaning "Easter," and the name would have likely belonged to someone born or baptized during the festival of Easter. 1 Oster is an element in many compound names, such as Osterbrock, Osterfeld, and Osterkamp. Early Origins of the Auster familyThe surname Auster was first found in Saxony. The earliest record of this surname dates back to the twelfth century when one Fridericus Osterman was recorded in 1150. In 1159, Gerardus Osterman was a citizen of Cologne. Lippold von der Oesten was recorded in 1254, and Hinricus de Osten appeared in 1302. Radeke Osterlo was listed in 1423, Berchtold Österli in Oberhausen, Wurttemberg in 1485, and Jurgen Ostermann in Goettingen in 1563. Veit Ostermann was a citizen of Passau in 1623 and in 1680, Matthias Ostermann was residing in Erding. Michael Ahasverus Ostermaier served as mayor of the town of Ratzeburg in the seventeenth century, and his son Johann (1678-1733) was a pastor in Crumesse. Early History of the Auster familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Auster research. Another 140 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1678, 1686, 1711, 1730, 1747, 1808 and 1855 are included under the topic Early Auster History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Auster Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Oster, Ost, Oest, Öst, Osten, Östing, Österle, Österlen, Osterloh, Ostermann, Östermann, Ostermaier, Ostermayer, Ostermeier, Osterer, Osterling, Osterbrock, Osterbrauk, Osterbrink, Osterfeld, Osterhues, Osterkamp, Osterholt, Osterwiesch, Ostersehlte, Osterwind, Osterberg and many more. Early Notables of the Auster familyAnother 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Auster Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Auster familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Arnd Oster and his wife, who left the Palatinate in 1709; though their port of arrival in America is uncertain. Antony Oster immigrated to Philadelphia in 1749.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Auster (post 1700) | + |
- Paul Benjamin Auster (1947-2024), American writer and film director, perhaps best known for his work “The New York Trilogy”
- Sophie Auster (b. 1987), American singer, songwriter and actress
- Richard D. Auster, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Arizona 5th District, 1982 2
- Lydia Martynovna Auster (1912-1993), Soviet and Estonian composer
- Ellen R. Auster, Canadian Professor of Strategic Management and Executive Director of York Change Leasdership
- Daniel Auster OBE (1893-1963), Jewish former Mayor of Jerusalem
- Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 28) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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