Auerswald is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hans Adolf Erdmann von Auerswald (1792–1848), Prussian general and politician Rudolf von Auerswald (1795–1866), German (Prussian) official Heinz Auerswald (1908–1970), German lawyer and member of the SS in Nazi Germany Ingrid Auerswald (born 1957), German athlete

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