The Aubrey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,753 people carried this name — #7,046 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,100 people counted. That is up 10% from 4,320 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Aubrey surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Aubrey’.

An early record he cites: Ralph Aubre, Norfolk, 1305 — History of Norfolk (Blomefield and Parkin).

His entry covers Aubrey, Aubery and Aubreyson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 68 · public domain.

In print

Aubrey in American newspapers,
1875–1912.

Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Aubrey
The Birmingham Age-herald 1912-06-23
Newspaper page from Fairhaven Herald carrying the name Aubrey
Fairhaven Herald 1892-05-05
Newspaper page from The Willimantic Journal carrying the name Aubrey
The Willimantic Journal 1875-06-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,639 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Aubrey in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

54,502 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Aubrey. The most, 10,932, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 20,901
South Australia 10,487
Victoria 7,746
Queensland 6,594
Western Australia 5,657
Tasmania 2,436
ACT (Canberra) 462
Northern Territory 49

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Aubrey.

Who carried it

People named Aubrey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Aubrey
    William Aubrey 1529–1595 · politician
  • William Aubrey
    William Aubrey 1529–1595 · politician
  • Andrew Aubrey d. 1356 · politician
  • John Aubrey d. 1394 · Catholic priest
  • Margaret Mia Aubrey d. 2000
  • Mary Maunsell d. 1635

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Aubrey,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States402 records

402 records of the Aubrey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 130
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
  • Other U.S. records 210
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Remie Aubrey

    Born 1923 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at Albany; motion picture projectionist. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at St Patricks Cemetery, Rouses Point, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Aubrey

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Cultivator from Liverpool, aged 55; servant. From Wales; bound for Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Francis A. Aubrey

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1951, died 2001; buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 402 records for Aubrey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia180 records

180 records of the Aubrey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 72
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 35
  • Other Australian records 73
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Mary Ann Aubrey

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Hindostan, sailing from London in 1839. Native of Bristol, Gloucestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Arthur G. Aubrey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Liguria, aged 19; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Dave J. Aubrey

    Enlisted in 1915. Honoured on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.

    City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU)

Showing 3 of 180 records for Aubrey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom24 records

24 records of the Aubrey name in the United Kingdom
  • Welsh wills index cards 16
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record David Aubrey

    Will proved in 1873; of Amlwch, Anglesea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Aubrey

    Buried in 1826 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 35.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record L. Aubrey

    Cameron Ians (Scottish Rifles). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Aubrey in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada18 records

18 records of the Aubrey name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Malcolm Aubrey

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the C. Grinell, landing at N. York, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Margaret Anna Sophie Aubrey

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 80.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gordon Alexander Aubrey

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 18 records for Aubrey in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France7 records

7 records of the Aubrey name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Clemence Julia Aubrey

    Born 1913 in Millières; died 1998 in Coutances (Manche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maurice Louis Henri Aubrey

    Born 1907 in Périers (Manche); died 1985 in Chevilly-Larue (Val-de-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Therese Christiane Maria Aubrey

    Born 1924 in Savigny (Manche); died 2001 in Villiers-Saint-Denis (Aisne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Aubrey in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Aubrey name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ronald Alfred Aubrey

    Died 1999, aged 71; buried at Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Aubrey

    Died 1894, aged 99; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Aubrey name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Gladys Frances Aubrey

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1900 in Anderson.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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