Austin in my family tree
English and French: from the Middle English, Old French given name Austin, the vernacular form of Latin Augustīnus (a derivative of Augustus). This was an extremely common given name in every part of W Europe during the Middle Ages, owing its popularity chiefly to St Augustine of Hippo (354-430), whose influence on Christianity is generally considered to be second only to that of St Paul. Various religious orders came to be formed following rules named in his honour, including the Austin canons, established in the 11th century, and the Austin friars, a mendicant order dating from the 13th century. The popularity of the name in England was further increased by the fact that it was borne by St Augustine of Canterbury (died circa 605), an Italian Benedictine monk known as the Apostle of the English, who brought Christianity to England in 597 and founded the see of Canterbury.
Variants: English: Austen, Auston; Augustin, Augustine (learned forms). French: Augustin (a learned form); Gustin; Aoustin; Autin, Outin.
Cognates: Italian: Agostini. Spanish: Agustín. Catalan: Agustí. Portuguese: Agostinho. German: Augstein, Auxten. Flemish: Austen, Ostin. Polish: Augustyn. Hungarian: Ágoston.
Diminutives: Italian: Augustinello, Agostinetti. Low German: Stienke. Flemish: Tienke).
Augmentative: Italian: Agostinone.
Patronymics: English: Austins. Gaelic: Costain. Italian: De Agostini, Dell'Agostino. Low German: Stienes, Stinnes, Stienen. Polish: Augustowicz, Augustynowicz, Augustyniak.
Patronymic (from a diminutive): Flemish: Tienken.
Habitation names: Polish: Augustowski, Gustowski, Augustyński.
The novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the daughter of a clergyman who came of a Kentish family with ancestors who were clothiers in the Middle Ages.
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