Scholars generally agree that Augustine and his family were Berbers, an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa, but that they were heavily Romanized, speaking only Latin at home as a matter of pride and dignity.
Para akademisi umumnya sepakat bahwa Agustinus dan keluarganya adalah orang Berber, suatu kelompok etnis asli Afrika Utara, tetapi mereka banyak mendapat pengaruh Romanisasi, hanya berbicara bahasa Latin di rumah sebagai suatu kebanggaan dan martabat.