Anceaux Surname

406,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Anceaux Surname User-submission:

It either comes from the town of Ancel, or from an ancestor, 'son of Anselme'. Ans-Hard = 'God is strong'.

Anceaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7591:87,51312,509
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malta11:430,2723,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anceaux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It either comes from the town of Ancel, or from an ancestor, 'son of Anselme'. Ans-Hard = 'God is strong'.

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Anceaux Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anceaux Come From? nationality or country of origin

Anceaux is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anceaux? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406,994th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,473,891 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Anceaux are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 87,513. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 53 percent live, Grand Est, where 21 percent live and Brittany, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent live and French Polynesia, where 3 percent live.

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