Anker Surname
Approximately 7,278 people bear this surname
Anker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the anker,' an anchorite or hermit; see next article.
'Sometime I am religious. Now like an anker in an hous.': Chaucer, R. R. 6348.
The following is imitative, the second instance probably being the name of a foundling, discovered at an inn styled 'the Anchor.
Read More About This SurnameAnker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,720 | 1:210,732 | 20,603 |
| Netherlands | 1,088 | 1:15,521 | 2,351 |
| Germany | 1,002 | 1:80,345 | 10,151 |
| Denmark | 675 | 1:8,363 | 766 |
| England | 528 | 1:105,527 | 11,038 |
| Austria | 387 | 1:22,004 | 3,456 |
| Switzerland | 347 | 1:23,668 | 3,740 |
| South Africa | 344 | 1:157,493 | 17,756 |
| Israel | 214 | 1:39,989 | 5,464 |
| Norway | 203 | 1:25,331 | 3,400 |
| Canada | 169 | 1:218,021 | 21,041 |
| Australia | 139 | 1:194,214 | 19,182 |
| New Zealand | 67 | 1:67,587 | 10,255 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Greenland | 11 | 1:5,125 | 525 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 261 | 1:93,392 | 9,611 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 226 | 1:222,207 | 18,866 |
Anker (2,200) may also be a first name.
Anker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the anker,' an anchorite or hermit; see next article.
'Sometime I am religious. Now like an anker in an hous.': Chaucer, R. R. 6348.
The following is imitative, the second instance probably being the name of a foundling, discovered at an inn styled 'the Anchor.'
1674-5. Baptised — Edward, s. John Anchor: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
1717. Buried — Mary Anchor, a poor child: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Anglo-Latin-Greek) Anchorite. Hermit, Monk. [Middle English anker, ancre, Old English ancra, ancer; L. Latin anachoreta, Greek άναχωρητής]. As ancres and heremites That holden hem [them] in hire [their] selles. Piers Plowman, 55-6.
Somtyme I am religious, Now lyk an anker in an hous, Somtyme am I Prioresse, And now a nonne, and now Abbesse. Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 6347-50.
From the Danish, Anker; from the German, Anke; from the Dutch, Hankart; personal name Or Aincourt in Roll of Battell Abbey.
Anker: The name of Ankers was represented by Anker in Titherington in the reign of Edward III. (E.). There is a river called Anker in north - east Warwickshire.
Anker Demographics
Average Male Anker Height
178.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Anker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anker (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻨﻜﺮ, Marathi: आणेकर, Russian: Анкер) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Anker click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anker? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anker is the 68,268th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,001,312 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Anker reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 37 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 159,594th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,200 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,720 people, or 1 in 210,732. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 6 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside and Minnesota, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States Anker occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.
Anker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Anker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Anker last name increased 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Anker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Anker surname are 37.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.72% being registered with the political party.
The amount Anker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 109.99% more than the national average, earning 726,745 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.65% more than the national average, earning R 419,796 per year; in United States they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $47,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $54,377 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anker in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻨﻜﺮ | nkr | - |
| Anker in the Marathi language | ||
| आणेकर | anekara | 40 |
| ऐनकर | ainakara | 40 |
| अंकेश | ankesa | 20 |
| Anker in the Russian language | ||
| Анкер | anker | - |
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