Astaire

Surname

"from Austerlitz, Moravia"

Astaire Origin and Meaning

The name Astaire is a boy's name meaning "from Austerlitz, Moravia".

Dancer Fred Astaire lends a heavy dose of glamour to his surname, an Anglicized version of the Austrian-Jewish name Austerlitz.

Austerlitz is a habitational surname denoting someone from Austerlitz, Moravia, now Slakov u Brna — a town in the Czech Republic.