Given name & surname
Aubin
“one who is white or fair; a man from Alba”
Aubin is a variant of Alban. One Latin interpretation is “one who is white or fair; a man from Alba.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aubin is a variant of Alban. One Latin interpretation is “one who is white or fair; a man from Alba.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aubin is a variant of Alban. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Aubin as a surname developed from Albinus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aubin is a variant of Alban. The history of Alban gives this family its wider story. Alban was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aubin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 67
- 56 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 322 as a first name in 2020; 3,112 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aubin’s family of names
In French usage, Aubin shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Åbwin. In Occitan usage, Aubin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Albin. Aubin has a related form in Alban.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aubin has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aubin
- Aubin SparfelFrench cyclistborn 2006
- Aubin VouetFrench painter (1595-1641)
- Aubin-Edmond ArsenaultCanadian politician1870–1968
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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