Anstie Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Anstie 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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Anstie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada431:856,87466,382
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Anstie 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

Elspeth Anstie in Inshamoch, 1692 (Moray), probably derived her surname from one or other of the places named Anstey in England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Anstie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anstie is found most in Canada. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anstie? popularity and diffusion

The last name Anstie is the 1,765,740th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Anstie live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 856,874. In Canada it is most common in: Manitoba, where 37 percent reside, Ontario, where 28 percent reside and British Columbia, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Canada Anstie occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Anstie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Anstie has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Anstie Last Name Statistics demography

Anstie earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.97% less than the national average, earning $38,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anstier920/
Ainstie920/
Ansti9111/
Anste916/
Anstey835,686/
Anstee831,965/
Anstis83940/
Ansted83448/
Hansti83136/
Hanste8337/
Anstes8317/
Anster837/
Anstet834/
Ganste832/
Enstie832/
Anstio831/
Anshti831/
Anstiy831/
Anstui831/
Amstie830/
Anstip830/
Anstid830/
Anstett773,566/
Anstead771,219/
Anstiss77774/
Anstedt77560/
Hansted77260/
Anstess77201/
Ansteth77126/
Anstipp7713/
Hanster7711/
Anstter771/
Hansthe771/
Ganstee771/
Hanstey771/
Ansteee771/
Annsted770/
Anstitt770/
Ainstey770/
Hannste770/
Enste73618/
Ansty73228/
Onste7314/
Ansta7310/
Amsti731/
Ancti731/
Ensti731/
Ahnstedt71204/
Hanstedt71183/
Hanstead71137/
Ansteatt7166/
D'Anstee711/
Ainstead711/
Asnstead711/
Ansteadt711/
Ansteach711/
Hanstech711/
Hanstiss710/
Annstead710/
Anstedtt710/
Anssteat710/
Annstett710/
Amster671,831/
Onsted67102/
Hansta6753/
Hamnstedt6734/
Gansty6732/
Onstee6728/
Hansty6719/
Amstet6719/
Amstey6716/
Hansté6716/
Amsted6712/
Anstay674/
Anshta672/
Onstes672/
Oonsti671/
Onstit671/
Amstee670/
Onstid670/
Hattensti670/
Aensty670/
Hansteadt670/
Ainsty670/

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