About the Aurel Surname

Aurel and Aurelio are two spellings with one history. Its meaning, shared with Aurelio, is “From the personal name Aurelio”.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Aurelio was also written Aurel. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

French civil records give 616 births under the name Aurel from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. There were 44 such births in the 1890s and 54 in the 1990s.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Aurel family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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