The astor Surname
astor Name Meaning and History
- Southern French and German: from Occitan astor ‘goshawk’ (from Latin acceptor, variant of accipiter ‘hawk’), used as a nickname characterizing a predacious or otherwise hawklike man. The name was taken to southwestern Germany by 17th-century Waldensian refugees from their Alpine valleys above Italian Piedmont.
- English: variant spelling of Aster.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Astor & Chanler | Emily Annette | 2 |
| FINDING OTHER ASTORS | mario a. astor | 1 |
| Mr. & Mrs. William Astor |
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| Search for family relatives | Stephen Astor | 6 |
| John Jacob Astor |
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| Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson |
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| RICHARD RAYMOND ASTOR (1903-1979) |
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| 7 |
| ASTOR, From Germany |
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| Quinlan | melaina | 1 |
| Margaret (Terry) Astor Chanler | S. McGee | 12 |
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