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    The surname Aubrey

    A Norman patronymic surname, carried by 4,753 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɔːbɹi/ 2 syllables Soundex A160 Also a first name

    Aubrey: #7,046 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Aubrey #7,046, 4,753 people Aubrey: #7,046 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Aubrey #7,046, 4,753 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aubrey is more common than 95.7% of them.

    Origin

    Norman origin

    From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from *albiz (“elf, fairy”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”). Possibly influenced by Gaulish Albiorīx (literally "ruler of the world"). Cognates include German Alberich and Italian Alberico.

    Aubrey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,753 people named Aubrey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,958 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,320.

    #7,046
    rank among US surnames
    4,753
    people in 2010
    1.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10%
    change since 2000 (was #7,133)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,038Truesdale4,75764,903
    #7,042Kissel4,75664,917
    #7,044Gandara4,75464,944
    #7,046Aubrey4,75364,958
    #7,047Wilborn4,75264,972
    #7,048Hooten4,75164,985
    #7,050Rinker4,75064,999

    Who is named Aubrey

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    74% of people named Aubrey identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 74%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Aubreys

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Juliet Aubrey
      Actress, born 1966
    • Jimmy Aubrey
      British actor (1887-1983)
    • Brandon Aubrey
      American football and soccer player (born 1995)

    Notable Aubreys come mostly from the United Kingdom (2) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Aubreigh
    • Awbrey

    Surnames that sound like Aubrey

    Aubrey has the Soundex code A160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A160.

    Other Norman surnames

    All 128 Norman surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Aubrey come from?
    From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from *albiz (“elf, fairy”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”). Possibly influenced by Gaulish Albiorīx (literally "ruler of the world"). Cognates…
    How common is the surname Aubrey?
    4,753 people in the United States had the surname Aubrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,958 Americans. It ranked 7,046th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Aubrey?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Aubrey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Aubrey?
    Juliet Aubrey, actress, followed by Jimmy Aubrey.
    Where is the surname Aubrey most common?
    Wikidata records people named Aubrey in the United Kingdom and the United States.
    How do you pronounce Aubrey?
    Aubrey is /ˈɔːbɹi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Aubrey?
    Aubrey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Aubrey getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,753 in 2010, up 10%.
    What are other spellings of Aubrey?
    Aubreigh and Awbrey.
    Is Aubrey also a first name?
    Yes. Aubrey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.