The Auger surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,182 people carried this name — #7,911 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,986 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Auger surname
From an Old French personal name, possibly of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari, composed of *aþal (“noble”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”), or *Albgari, with the first element being *albi (“elf”) and the second element remaining the same.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Auger» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 6,635 people named Auger.
61 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 91 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 197 people named Auger live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
58 people named Auger live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Auger live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Auger in American newspapers,
1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 123,160 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Auger,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Auger 1650–1718 · pirate -
Athanase Auger 1734–1792 · translator -
Louis Simon Auger 1772–1829 · writer -
Doris K Bolton d. 2001
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Antoine-Augustin Auger 1761–1836 · politician
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Denis Buffet-Auger 1783–1841 · musical instrument maker
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Auger.
- Audiffred 194 · U.S. census
- Audino 440 · U.S. census
- Audrain 191 · U.S. census
- Audy 233 · U.S. census
- Auer 3,578 · U.S. census
- Auge 861 · U.S. census
- Augsburger 957 · U.S. census
- Augst 180 · U.S. census
- Augugliaro 212 · U.S. census
- Auguste 3,981 · U.S. census
- Augustin 7,788 · U.S. census
- Augustine 14,268 · U.S. census
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