Anstey Surname

84,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Anstey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Anastasia,' from the nick. Anstie and Anstice. 'Anstiss, Anstish, Anstyce, all occur frequently as female names in the older pages of a Devonshire parish, where Anstice is now a surname': Yonge.

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Anstey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7731:31,4264,192
Canada1,5591:23,6343,220
Australia9831:27,4633,730
United States9171:395,26634,675
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Wales1071:28,9212,968
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Scotland121:446,15118,166
France51:13,284,544357,392
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8551:28,5093,861
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Anstey (89) may also be a first name.

Anstey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Anastasia,' from the nick. Anstie and Anstice. 'Anstiss, Anstish, Anstyce, all occur frequently as female names in the older pages of a Devonshire parish, where Anstice is now a surname': Yonge.

Anstey Mankyswyll, 1520: Register of the University of Oxford.

Anstey Hicks, 1657: Reg. St. Columb Major, Cornwall.

Anstice. daughter of John Nanskevell, 1602: ibid.

Anstes Hawk, widow, buried, 1616: ibid.

Anstiss Symons: ibid.

Anstis Thomas: ibid.

Sampson Ansties, married, 1709: ibid.

John Anstis, 1717, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

John Ansteye, 1623: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

(a) Local, 'of Anstey 'or' Ansty.' Parishes in diocese of Peterborough, Sarum, St. Albans, Exeter, and Worcester. This will concern Anstey, Anstie, and Ansty only. Anstice, Anstis, and Anstiss are undoubtedly to be placed under (1).

Roger de Anesti, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Anesty, London, ibid.

Henry Ansty, vicar of Guestwick, Norfolk, 1386: History of Norfolk.

1642-3. Richard Anstye and Anne Churchey: Marriage Lic. (London).

1785. Married — John Anstice (Somerset) and Mary Selby: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Anstey = the Single or One - by - One Path. [Old English ánstíg]. (Anglo-Greek) Now confused with Anstice, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Anastasius (“Resurrection” in Greek.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Parishes and places in cos. Herts, Leicester, Warwick, Wilts, and Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Anstey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anstey has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anstey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,908th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,281,665 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Anstey are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 89 people.

The last name Anstey is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,773 people, or 1 in 31,426. In England it is mostly found in: Gloucestershire, where 12 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Devon, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Anstey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Anstey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Anstey last name grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,237 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 446 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Anstey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Anstey surname are 21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Anstey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.14% more than the national average, earning R 447,096 per year; in United States they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $47,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $45,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Hanstey921/
Ainstey920/
Ansty91228/
Anste916/
Anstee831,965/
Ansted83448/
Anstie83108/
Hanste8337/
Gansty8332/
Hansty8319/
Anstes8317/
Amstey8316/
Anster837/
Anstet834/
Anstay834/
Ganste832/
Anstiy831/
Aensty830/
Ainsty830/
Anstett773,566/
Anstead771,219/
Anstedt77560/
Hansted77260/
Anstess77201/
Ansteth77126/
Hanster7711/
Enshtey773/
Anstytz772/
Henstey772/
Ganstee771/
Hansthe771/
Anstter771/
Ansteee771/
Ainstie770/
Annsted770/
Hannste770/
Enste73618/
Onste7314/
Ansti7311/
Ansta7310/
Ahnstedt71204/
Hanstedt71183/
Hanstead71137/
Ansteatt7166/
Ansteach711/
D'Anstee711/
Asnstead711/
Ansteadt711/
Gonshtey711/
Hanstech711/
Ainstead711/
Anssteat710/
Anstedtt710/
Annstett710/
Annstead710/
Amster671,831/
Anstis67940/
Hansti67136/
Gansta67102/
Onsted67102/
Hansta6753/
Hamnstedt6734/
Hattensty6733/
Onstee6728/
Amstet6719/
Hansté6716/
Amsted6712/
Anstas675/
Anstad674/
Anshta672/
Enstie672/
Onstes672/
Anstui671/
Anshti671/
Amstoy671/
Amshty671/
Anstio671/
Anstid670/
Anstip670/
Amstay670/
Hansteadt670/
Anstah670/
Amstee670/

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