Austen is surname deriving from the Latin ''Augustine'', and first used around the 13th century.

Notable people with the surname

Abigail Austen Abigail "Abi" Austen, (born Ian Hamilton; 8 December 1964) is a Northern Irish-born Scottish journalist and former British Army officer. She is the first officer in the British Army to begin gender reassignment while in the Army. Early life, ed ...

(born 1964), British Army officer *

Alice Austen Elizabeth Alice Austen (March 17, 1866 – June 9, 1952) was an American photographer working in Staten Island. Biography Alice Austen was born in 1866 to Alice Cornell Austen and Edward Stopford Munn. Austen's father abandoned the famil ...

(1866–1952), American photographer *

Augusta Amherst Austen Augusta Amherst Austen (2 August 1827 – 5 August 1877) was a British organist and composer, chiefly of hymns. Austen was born in London, and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. She was a church organist for most of her active career, from ...

(1827–1877), British composer * Bob Austen (1914–1999), Australian rules footballer *

Cassandra Austen Cassandra Elizabeth Austen (9 January 1773 – 22 March 1845Cassandra Austen
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(1773–1845), English painter * Cecil Austen (1918–2017), Australian cricketer *

Charles Austen Rear Admiral Charles John Austen CB (23 June 1779 – 7 October 1852) was an officer in the Royal Navy and the youngest brother of novelist Jane Austen. He served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and beyond, eventually ri ...

(1779–1852), English admiral *

Chuck Austen Chuck Austen (born Chuck Beckum)
Kees Kousemaker's Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved November 14, 2011. is an Ameri ...

, American writer *

Col Austen Colin Edward 'Col' Austen (2 December 1920 – 3 October 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Austen ...

(1920–1995), Australian rules footballer and coach * Dale Austen (1910–?), New Zealand actress * David Austen, English cricketer *

Don Austen Don Austen (born 19 January 1958) is an English puppeteer. He began his career in 1981 at Cannon Hill Park's puppet theatre in his hometown of Birmingham. Austen joined the Jim Henson Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Creature Shop in 1986 for the m ...

(born 1958), English puppeteer * Edmund Godwin Austen (1854–1932), English cricketer * Edward Austen (1820–1908), English cricketer * Eric Austen (1922–1999), English designer * Ernest Austen (1900–1983), Australian cricketer *

Ernest Edward Austen Ernest Edward Austen DSO (1867 in London – 16 January 1938) was an English entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera. His collection of Amazonian and Sierra Leonian insects is in the Natural History Museum, London. He wrote ...

(1867–1938), English entomologist *

Ernie Austen Ernest Elliott Austen (25 July 1891 – 21 May 1985) was an Australian racewalker. He competed in the men's 10 kilometres walk at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially ...

(1891–1985), Australian racewalker *

Francis Austen Admiral of the Fleet Sir Francis William Austen, (23 April 1774 – 10 August 1865) was a Royal Navy officer and an elder brother of the novelist Jane Austen. As commanding officer of the sloop HMS ''Peterel'', he captured some 40 ships, was ...

(1774–1865), English admiral * Geoff Austen (born 1953), Australian rules footballer *

George Austen (disambiguation) George Austen may refer to: * George Austen (cleric) (1731–1805), Church of England clergyman and the father of Jane Austen * George Austen (MP) (c. 1548–1621), MP for Guildford and Haslemere See also * George Austin (gardener) (died 1789), ga ...

, multiple people *

Henry Austen (disambiguation) Henry Austen may refer to: * Henry Thomas Austen (1771–1850), one-time militia officer, then clergyman, brother of Jane Austen * Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834–1923), English topographer, geologist and surveyor * Henry Austen, brother-in- ...

, multiple people *

Howard Austen Howard Austen (born Howard Auster; January 28, 1929 – September 22, 2003) was the longtime companion of American writer Gore Vidal. They were together for 53 years, until Austen's death. Early life and career Austen was born into a working ...

(1929–2003), American social figure *

James Austen James Austen was an English clergyman, best known for being the eldest brother of celebrated novelist Jane Austen. His father George Austen's living had been in Steventon, Hampshire, and James succeeded him in this position, in 1801. Austen' ...

(1765–1819), English clergyman *

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...

(1775–1817), English novelist *

Joe Austen Joseph Gerard "Joe" Austen is a British artist, writer, producer and director from St Andrews, Scotland. Since 1976, a collection of his paintings have been on display in The Gallery of Champions within the Rusacks Hotel, St Andrews, Scotland ...

, British artist *

John Austen (disambiguation) John Austen may refer to: * John Austen (illustrator) (1886–1948), English book illustrator * John Austen (died 1572), MP for Guildford * Sir John Austen, 2nd Baronet (c. 1640–1699), MP for Rye 1667–1679 and 1689– (Austen Baronets of Bexley, ...

, multiple people *

Katherine Austen Katherine Austen (née Wilson; 1629 – ca. 1683) was a British diarist and poet best known for ''Book M'', her manuscript collection of meditations, journal entries, and verse. She also wrote the country-house poem, "On the Situation of Highb ...

(1629–1683), British poet *

Louie Austen Louie Austen (born Alois Luef on 19 September 1946) is an Austrian classically trained bar and jazz crooner who has been active in the electronic music scene. Biography Austen was born on 19 September 1946 in Vienna, Austria. Austen, among oth ...

(born 1946), Austrian musician *

Margaret Austen Margaret Christine Austen (born 1947), is a female former diver who competed for England. Diving career She represented England and won a silver medal in the 10 metres platform at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth P ...

(born 1947), English diver * Michael Austen (born 1964), South African cricketer * Patrick Austen (born 1933), British field hockey player *

Ralph Austen Ralph Austen (c. 1612–1676) was an English writer on gardening and husbandry, who urged the use of concise, plain language. He also worked to popularize cider as a beverage. Life Austen was a native of Staffordshire. He spent the second pa ...

(1612–1676), English author * Robert Austen (disambiguation), multiple people *

Siobhan Austen Siobhan Austen Mother of Grace Austen is an Australian economist and was a Professor of Economics and discipline lead of Economics at Curtin University until December 2020. Academic career Austen obtained her Ph.D. in 2001 at the University of ...

, Australian economist * Stephen Austen, Australian archer *

Thomas Austen Thomas Austen (1775 – 23 July 1859) was a British soldier and politician. He was the second cousin of Jane Austen, the novelist, and lived at Kippington Park, Sevenoaks. He was educated at St John's College, Cambridge. As a soldier he fou ...

(1775–1859), British soldier and politician *

Tom Austen Thomas Michael Carter (born 15 September 1987), known professionally as Tom Austen, is an English actor, known for his television appearances portraying Jasper Frost on '' The Royals'' and Guy Hopkins on ''Grantchester''. Early life Born in t ...

(born 1988), English actor * W. H. Austen (1878–1956), British railway engineer * Winifred Austen (1876–1964), English illustrator

Fictional characters

Kate Austen Katherine Anne Austen is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Lost'', played by Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly. Character biography Prior to the crash Born in 1977 and raised in Iowa, Kate is the daughter of diner worker Diane ...

, in the television series ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

Technology

Austen submachine gun The Austen (from "Australian Sten") was a 9×19mm Australian submachine gun derived from the British Sten gun developed during the Second World War. In total 19,914 Austens were produced during the war by Diecasters Ltd of Melbourne and W. T. Ca ...

, an Australian submachine gun

Notes

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