Find out how popular the last name Audiffred is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Audiffred.

Audiffred, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Audiffred surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Audiffred in America

Audiffred is the 94311th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Audiffred surname appeared 194 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Audiffred.

We can also compare 2010 data for Audiffred to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Audiffred

The surname Audiffred has its origins in the Occitan language spoken in southern France during the Middle Ages. It is believed to derive from the Germanic personal name Audifrid, which is composed of the elements "aud" meaning wealth or fortune, and "frid" meaning peace. The name may have been introduced to the region during the Visigothic rule in the 5th to 8th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a charter from the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille, dated 1080, which mentions an Audiffred de Montilio. This suggests the name was already well-established in Provence by the 11th century. In the 12th century, the name is found in records from the County of Toulouse, such as a reference to Petrus Audiffred in a document from 1167.

The Audiffred name also appears in various forms in medieval manuscripts from the region, including Audifredus, Audifrei, and Audifrey. Some of these variations may have been influenced by Norman French spellings after the region came under Angevin rule in the 12th century.

Notable individuals with the Audiffred surname include Guilhem Audiffred (c. 1280-1349), a prominent merchant and landowner in the town of Béziers. In the 15th century, Arnaud Audiffred (c. 1410-1478) was a respected jurist and advocate in the Parlement of Toulouse.

Another figure of note was Jean Audiffred (1633-1705), a Catholic priest and historian from Marseille who wrote a influential work on the history of Provence. In the 18th century, Jacques Audiffred (1737-1804) was a prominent wine merchant and philanthropist in the city of Montpellier.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in a place name is the village of Audiffred in the Aude department of southern France, which likely took its name from an early landholder or lord of the manor. This village is mentioned in records dating back to the 13th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Audiffred

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Audiffred.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Audiffred was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Audiffred has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Audiffred was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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