The August surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,456 people carried this name — #5,389 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,700 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,082 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the August surname

As an English and Welsh surname

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

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

In Poland’s population register

284 people named August have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 335 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 69
Silesian 64
Greater Poland 48
Masovian 33
Opole 15
West Pomeranian 14
Łódź 13
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 13

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 22 people named August.

Most of them — 12 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Bas-Rhin 5
Hérault 2
Moselle 1
Paris 1
Seine-et-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

August in American newspapers,
1910–1919.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name August
Daily Kennebec Journal 1910-12-03
Newspaper page from The Morgan City Daily Review carrying the name August
The Morgan City Daily Review 1919-01-24
Newspaper page from The St. Mary Banner carrying the name August
The St. Mary Banner 1915-10-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,981 pages in all carry the name.

In print

August in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

33,724 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss August. The most, 7,187, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 8,046
Victoria 6,924
Queensland 6,852
New South Wales 6,422
Western Australia 3,631
Tasmania 1,512
ACT (Canberra) 204
Northern Territory 37

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

Who carried it

People named August,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
    Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1627–1704 · aristocrat
  • Karl August Raabe
    Karl August Raabe 1804–1878 · pastor
  • Karl August Raabe
    Karl August Raabe 1804–1878 · pastor
  • Henning August 1780–1841 · accountant
  • Ernst Ferdinand August 1795–1870 · physicist
  • Claude Francois August (Marquise) Mesgrigny 1836–1884 · painter

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 August,
in the records of 9 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 States1,035 records

1,035 records of the August name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 276
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 238
  • Other U.S. records 521
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas W. August

    Born 1932; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1952 in North Korea. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Emanuel F. August

    Born 1914 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1941 at Camp Lee, Virginia; office clerk. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Sons of Jacob Cemetery, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Pretoria from Hamburg, aged 53; tailor. From Borislaw, Austria; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,035 records for August in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany173 records

173 records of the August name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred August

    Born 1893; from Meuschau, Merseburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 3 January 1917; then reported missing in the list of 13 February 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 167).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz August

    Born 1882; from Breslau. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 26 January 1916; then reported dead in the list of 3 April 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 21).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich August

    From West Bargum. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 12 February 1919 (Infantry Regiment No. 362).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 173 records for August in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia95 records

95 records of the August name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 51
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Other Australian records 27
  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 Joseph August

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Indian, arriving 1810; ticket of leave 1831. Native of London.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary August

    Arrived in Queensland in 1900 aboard the Duke of Westminster, aged 29.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Bruce Gage August

    Salesman of Blackburn, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 95 records for August in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). 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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands66 records

66 records of the August name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 33
  • Dutch population registers 18
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 15
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan August

    Married in 1941 in Groningen; "sleepbootkapitein". Died 1966 in Winschoten, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Marie August

    Married in 1828 in Beek; "tinwerkster", born 1796 in Beek. Died 1868 in Beek (Kleingenhout), aged 71.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Berendina August

    Born 1836 in Haarlem. Married in 1889 in Haarlem. Died 1895 in Haarlem, aged 58.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 66 records for August in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France10 records

10 records of the August 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 Frances August

    Born 1926 in Demerara (Guyana); died 1999 in Cayenne (Guyane).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Eric Jean-Philippe August

    Born 1950 in Montpellier (Hérault); died 1998 in Dax (Landes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louise Jeanne August

    Born 1908 in Strasbourg; died 1990 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for August 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 Zealand9 records

9 records of the August name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Roland August

    Died 1972, aged 67; buried at Ruru Lawn, 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 Michael Charles August

    Died 1995, aged 37; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Julia Sarah Ann August

    Died 1901, aged 39; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for August in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

Canada7 records

7 records of the August name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Other Canadian records 3
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Betsey August

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the L'Abondence, bound for Port Roseway, aged 27.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas August

    Came to Ontario in 1874 aboard the Polynesian, landing at Quebec, bound for Norval, Ontario; Norwegian.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Showing 2 of 7 records for August in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway2 records

2 records of the August name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Robert August

    Census of 1910: Svindland, Bamle; born 1910 in Bamle.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Abraham August

    Census of 1910: Svindland, Bamle; born 1904 in Bamle.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the August name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Eeckhaut August

    Died 1941 in Dries te Nieuwerkerken; born 1873 in Nieuwerkerken; workman.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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