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 family ...

(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 Albert William 'Bob' Austen (24 May 1914 – 6 July 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia ...

(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 Victor Cecil Austen (30 November 1918 – 29 October 2017) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket for South Australia and Australian rules football in the Victorian Football League (VFL) with Hawthorn. Family The son o ...

(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, 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 Dale Austen, born Beatrix Dale Austen (born 12 September 1910, date of death unknown), was a New Zealand actress who had a brief acting career in films in the late 1920s and the 1930s. She was born in Dunedin, New Zealand on 12 September 1910. ...

(1910–?), New Zealand actress *

David Austen David Austen is a former English cricketer. Austen represented the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in a single List A match against Northumberland in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. References External linksat Cricinfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly k ...

, 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 Edmund Godwin Austen (15 November 1854 – 25 January 1932) was an English cricketer. He played in one first-class match in New Zealand for Canterbury in 1877/78. He was the brother of Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen. See also * List of Cante ...

(1854–1932), English cricketer *

Edward Austen Edward Thomas Austen (28 January 1820 – 10 June 1908) was an English cricketer. Austen's batting style is unknown. The son of Sir Francis William Austen and Mary Gibson, Austen was born at Chawton, Hampshire. He was a nephew to the noveli ...

(1820–1908), English cricketer * Eric Austen (1922–1999), English designer *

Ernest Austen Ernest Austen (23 September 1900 – 21 June 1983) was an Australian cricketer. He played nine first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A ...

(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 (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 Geoff Austen (born 13 October 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Austen, who was the son of league footballer Cecil, spent most of the 1970s in a strug ...

(born 1953), Australian rules footballer * George Austen (disambiguation), multiple people * Henry Austen (disambiguation), multiple people * Howard Austen (1929–2003), American social figure * James 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, British artist * John Austen (disambiguation), multiple people * Katherine Austen (1629–1683), British poet * Louie Austen (born 1946), Austrian musician * Margaret Austen (born 1947), English diver *

Michael Austen Michael Hubert Austen (born 17 May 1964)

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 part ...

(1612–1676), English author *

Robert Austen (disambiguation) Robert Austen may refer to: * Robert Austen (1642–1696), MP for Winchelsea * Robert Austen (c. 1672–1728), MP for Winchelsea and Hastings * Sir Robert Austen, 1st Baronet (1587–1666), Austen Baronet and one-time owner of Hall Place * Sir Robe ...

, multiple people * Siobhan Austen, Australian economist *

Stephen Austen Stephen Austin is an Australian Paralympic archery silver medalist. He won a silver medal in the Men's Short Metric Round Team 1A-6. He finished 8th in the Men's Double Advanced Metric Round Paraplegic. References Paralympic archers f ...

, 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 fough ...

(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 William Henry Austen (8 May 1878 – 26 February 1956) was a British railway engineer who took over the running of Colonel Stephens' light railways on the latter's death in 1931 until his own retirement in 1948, by which time the lines had either ...

(1878–1956), British railway engineer *

Winifred Austen Winifred Maria Louise Austen (12 July 1876 – 1 November 1964) was an English illustrator, painter, etcher and aquatint engraver, particularly known for her detailed depictions of small mammals and birds. Early years and education Born in Ra ...

(1876–1964), English illustrator

Fictional characters

* Kate Austen, 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, an Australian submachine gun

Notes

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