Explore the Family Name Aube

The meaning of Aube

1. French Canadian (Aubé): probably an altered form of Obee 2, itself a variant (Obée) or an altered form, under American Dutch influence in New Netherland, of French Aubé (see 3 below). Compare Obey, Obie, and Oby. 2. French Canadian (Aubé): altered form of French Aubert. 3. In some cases probably also French (Aubé): from the Old French personal name Aube, a variant of Aubert. History: The majority of the American bearers of the surnames Aubé and Aube are descendants of André Aubé, who was brought to Quebec in the late 17th century as a young boy taken prisoner by the Iroquois. The identities of his parents are not known. He is, however, believed by some to be the son of Hendrick Hendricksen Obe alias Obee and Aeltje Claes from NY, his real name being Hendrick Obe(e). In QC, André Aubé was adopted by a Guillaume Lemieux and his wife. He married Geneviève Fradet in QC in 1715. — Some of the American bearers of the surnames Aubé and Aube are descendants of Claude Aubert from France (see Aubert). Some characteristic forenames: French Lucien, Marcel, Adrien, Armand, Evariste, Alderic, Andre, Emile, Fernand, Germain, Gilles, Jeremie.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.