Auten History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Auten family

The surname Auten was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times as Lords of the manor of Orton, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Auten family

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Auten Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ortun, Orton, Ortone and others.

Early Notables of the Auten family (pre 1700)

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Auten Ranking

In the United States, the name Auten is the 7,500^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [1]

Auten migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Auten Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

P. Auten, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Furst Bismarck" from Southampton, England [2]

Auten Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

William J. Auten, aged 41, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Colon" from Cristobal via Haiti [3]
Marie Auten, aged 39, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Colon" from Cristobal via Haiti [4]
Albert Auten, aged 9, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Colon" from Cristobal via Haiti [5]
Annie Auten, aged 50, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Toloa" from Havana Cuba [6]

Contemporary Notables of the name Auten (post 1700) +

Commander Harold Auten VC DSC RD (1891-1964), English Royal Naval Reserve officer, recipient of the Victoria Cross
Christine McPeters Auten (b. 1969), American voice actress, ADR director, and ADR scriptwriter who currently works for Funimation, ADV Films and Sentai Filmworks
Phil Auten, American baseball executive, co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team (1891-1899)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXSB-CJM : 6 December 2014), P. Auten, 14 Sep 1895; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Furst Bismarck, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J675-BWP : 6 December 2014), William J. Auten, 08 Jun 1919; citing departure port Cristobal via Haiti, arrival port New York, ship name Colon, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J675-BW5 : 6 December 2014), Marie Auten, 08 Jun 1919; citing departure port Cristobal via Haiti, arrival port New York, ship name Colon, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J675-BWT : 6 December 2014), Albert Auten, 08 Jun 1919; citing departure port Cristobal via Haiti, arrival port New York, ship name Colon, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6XQ-JMK : 6 December 2014), Annie Auten, 21 Nov 1920; citing departure port Havana Cuba, arrival port New York, ship name Toloa, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).