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

Authement, 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 Authement surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Authement in America

Authement is the 19177th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Authement surname appeared 1,416 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 Authement.

We can also compare 2010 data for Authement 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 Authement

The surname Authement originated in France and can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 11th century. It is believed to have evolved from the Old French word "autement," which means "otherwise" or "in another way." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived or acted differently from the norm.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Authement can be found in the Cartulaire de Redon, a collection of medieval charters and documents from the abbey of Redon in Brittany, France. In these records, dated around 1100, the name appears as "Autement."

During the 12th century, the surname Authement began to appear in various regions of France, particularly in the northern and central areas. It is recorded in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a register of the citizens of Rouen, in Normandy, where it is spelled "Autement" and "Authement."

In the 13th century, the name Authement appeared in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a collection of charters from the Abbey of Saint-Père in Chartres, a city in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Here, the name is recorded as "Autement" and "Authement."

One notable individual with the surname Authement was Jean Authement, a French cleric and scholar who lived in the 14th century. He was born in Arras, in northern France, and served as a canon of the Cathedral of Arras from 1360 until his death in 1392.

Another notable figure was Étienne Authement, a French soldier and military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War between England and France in the 15th century. He was born in Picardy, northern France, around 1410 and served under the French king Charles VII.

In the 16th century, the name Authement appeared in various records from the region of Burgundy, in eastern France. One such record is the Terrier de la Seigneurie de Saulieu, a register of land holdings in the town of Saulieu, where the name is spelled "Authement."

During the 17th century, the surname Authement spread to other parts of France, including the region of Poitou-Charentes in western France. In the Registres Paroissiaux de Saintes, parish records from the city of Saintes, the name is recorded as "Authement" and "Autheman."

A notable individual from this time period was Pierre Authement, a French explorer and cartographer who was born in Saintes in 1620. He is known for his explorations of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico in the late 17th century.

As the surname Authement continued to spread across France and into other parts of Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, such as "Autement," "Autheman," "Authemant," and "Authmant." These variations reflect the regional dialects and linguistic evolution of the name over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Authement

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

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 Authement 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 Authement 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 Authement was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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