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• An Anglicization of the name of Saint Augustine, noticeable in the English version "Austin Friars" to refer to the Augustinian Order.
• A British make of car; see Austin Motor Company
• A short lived United States make of automobile; see American Austin Car Company
• A college in Sherman, Texas; see Austin College
• Austin is also a brand owned by the Kellogg Company.
• The surname of the following people:
  • J. L. Austin, philosopher
  • John Arnold Austin, United States Navy warrant officer
  • Phil Austin, member of the Firesign Theatre
  • Sherrie Austin, musician
  • Stephen F. AustinStephen Fuller Austin ( November 3, 1793 December 27, 1836), known as the Father of Texas, led the Anglo American colonization of the region. The city of Austin, Texas and Austin County, Texas are named in his honor. Biography Early Years Austin was born, founder of TexasTexas joined the United States of America as its 28th member state in 1845. It has the postal abbreviation TX . The state name derives from a word in a Caddoan language of the Hasinai, tejas meaning friends or allies Spanish explorers mistakenly applied t
• The following places in CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe:
  • Austin Flat, British Columbia
  • Austin Heights, British Columbia
  • Austin Subdivision No 1, British Columbia
  • Austin Subdivision No 2, British Columbia
  • Austin, Manitoba
  • Austin, OntarioAustin is a community in the Ontario city of Greater Sudbury. Address and telephone service in Austin is considered part of Coniston. From 1973 to 2000, Austin was part of the town of Nickel Centre, in the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2
  • Austin, Quebec

• The following communities in the United States:
  • Austin, ArkansasAustin is a city located in Lonoke County, Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 605. Geography Austin is located at 35°0'19" North, 91°59'21" West (35. 005248, -91. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has
  • Austin, Colorado
  • Austin, IndianaAustin is a town located in Scott County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,724. Geography Austin is located at 38°44'34" North, 85°48'34" West (38. 742754, -85. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has
  • Austin, Kentucky
  • Austin Township, MichiganAustin Township is the name of some places in the U. state of Michigan: Austin Township, Mecosta County, Michigan Austin Township, Sanilac County, Michigan .
  • Austin, Minnesota
  • Austin, Nevada
  • Austin, Pennsylvania
  • Austin, Texas (Named for the above Stephen F. Austin)
  • Austin, Utah

(There are also Port Austin, Michigan and Austinburg, Ohio .)

• Three United States Navy ships:
  • A sloop-of-war (originally in the Texas Navy ), USS Austin
  • A destroyer escort, USS Austin (DE-15)
  • An amphibious transport dock, USS Austin (LPD-4)
• A man-made lake; see Lake Austin

See also: Austin Powers