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    The surname Aul

    An occupational surname, carried by 766 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex A400

    Aul: #30,477 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Aul #30,477, 766 people Aul: #30,477 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Aul #30,477, 766 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aul is more common than 81.2% of them.

    Origin

    * As a north German surname, spelling variant of Ohl, related to Ulrich. * Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Ahl. * Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Auel, occupational surname for a potter, from a Middle High German borrowing of Latin olla (“pot, jar”).

    Aul is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 766 people named Aul in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 403,062 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 697.

    #30,477
    rank among US surnames
    766
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.9%
    change since 2000 (was #31,426)

    Who is named Aul

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

    90% of people named Aul identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Aul come from?
    * As a north German surname, spelling variant of Ohl, related to Ulrich. * Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Ahl. * Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Auel, occupational surname for a potter, from a Middle High German borrowing of Latin olla (“pot, jar”).
    How common is the surname Aul?
    766 people in the United States had the surname Aul in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 403,062 Americans. It ranked 30,477th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Aul?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Aul identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Aul?
    Aul is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Aul getting more or less common?
    More common. 697 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 766 in 2010, up 9.9%.