Variant of Auld.

Aud (plural Auds)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Aud is the 34618^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 653 individuals. Aud is most common among White (96.48%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aud”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.

• ADU, Uda, du'a', DAU, Dua, dau., dua, UDA, Adu, dau

From Old Norse Auðr, from auðr (“riches”). Cognate with German Oda and Ute, and with English Eda.

Aud

1. a female given name

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 695 females with the given name Aud living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.