Austern Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Austern Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) When a man whose name or whose father’s name was Pesah (Passover) appeared before the Austrian officials, they often insisted that he select a German name. He solved the problem by taking the name Austern which is a garbled version of the German Ostern, which means Easter.

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Austern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Austern (1,952) may also be a first name.

Austern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) When a man whose name or whose father’s name was Pesah (Passover) appeared before the Austrian officials, they often insisted that he select a German name. He solved the problem by taking the name Austern which is a garbled version of the German Ostern, which means Easter. Even today a number of Jews refer to Passover as the Jewish Easter.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Austern Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Austern Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Austern occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Austern? popularity and diffusion

The last name Austern is the 1,839,022nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname Austern is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Austern reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Austern is also the 171,552nd most widespread forename globally, borne by 1,952 people.

The last name Austern is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States Austern is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 39 percent are found, District of Columbia, where 11 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 9 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Austern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Austern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Austern surname increased 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Austern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Austern last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Austern earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,537 USD per year.

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