Autin
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Frequency: (338)
(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 Autin, a vernacular form of Latin Augustinus (see Austin). In French this name is a homophone of Hautin ‘haughty’ and Hottin ‘maker or bearer of baskets’.
GIVEN NAMES: French 7%. Alphonse, Andre, Armand, Camille, Celina, Etienne, Eves, Kearney, Maxime, Octa.
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