Autry Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Autry is a French surname.

What is the meaning of Autry?

In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of Aldric (old, powerful)”. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Autry with 8,704 bearers, at rank 4,081.

Where is the Autry surname found?

It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear. Smith also lists Autrey.

Does every Autry family have a crest?

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for an Autry family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

Get the complete Autry report, with a museum-style coat of arms.