About Austad
The surname Austad is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Ástáðr," which combines the elements "ást" meaning "love" and "staðr" meaning "place" or "homestead." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Austad can be interpreted as "homestead of love" or "place of affection." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Austad.
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The surname Austad is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Austad based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Austad is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Austad in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Austad using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.