Frequency: (1144)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: from the personal name Aubin (Latin Albinus, a derivative of albus ‘white’). This was the name of several minor early Christian saints, including a famous bishop of Angers (died c. 554). At an early date, this name became confused with the Germanic personal name Albuin (see Albin).
FOREBEARS: A bearer of the surname Aubin, from Perche, was in Ste. Famille by 1670.
GIVEN NAMES: French 10%. Lucien (4), Andre (3), Normand (3), Armand (2), Cecile (2), Emile (2), Henri (2), Monique (2), Adelard, Aime, Alcid, Aldege.
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