Anchors Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Anchors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anchors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:943,90370,502
England601:928,63447,428
Wales61:515,75523,171
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Anchors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anchors is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anchors? popularity and diffusion

It is the 654,010th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Anchors reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Anchors is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 943,903. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Wales, where 1 percent live.

Anchors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Anchors has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 359 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anchors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Anchors surname are 23.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Anchors earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $48,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.53% less than the national average, earning $26,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anchers864/
Ganczors801/
Ankhourse751/
Amhours712/
Andcars711/
Amhorst710/
Amhourse671/
Gainzors671/
Honchers670/
Honshorst6372/
Amhoursse631/
Honschars631/
Anjars6215/
Ansars622/
Hondshorst5935/
Amhurst5726/
Amharsh571/
Ansarch571/
Hansars571/
Hamhurst530/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anchors
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