Given name & surname · also German

Aul

“pot, jar”

Aul is a surname from German, ultimately from Latin. It is used in English and Czech.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Aul goes back to Latin olla, meaning “pot, jar.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Aul comes from German, and ultimately from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin olla (“pot, jar”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Aul through the years

Babies since 1880
46
46 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1984
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0246198020002025Highest share 19840.0
Aul in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1968–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 736 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.

Aul’s family of names

In English usage, Aul as a surname has a related form in AHL. In English usage, Aul as a surname has a related form in AUEL. In English usage, Aul as a surname has a related form in OHL.

Walk Aul’s family in the name graph

AulAhlAuelOhl

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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