Anstiss Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Anstiss 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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Anstiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:176,32316,023
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Australia1321:204,51319,950
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Austria141:608,24554,975
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429

Anstiss (11) may also be a first name.

Anstiss 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

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Anstiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anstiss occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anstiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Anstiss is the 441,818th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Anstiss live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles. Anstiss is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 176,323. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 23 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 21 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Anstiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Anstiss has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Anstiss last name expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Anstiss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Anstiss last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Anstiss last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Anstiss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning $38,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $46,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hanstiss930/
Anstis92940/
Anstess86201/
Ansti8311/
Henstiss800/
Hansti77136/
Anstie77108/
Anstes7717/
Anstio771/
Anshti771/
Anstiy771/
Anstui771/
Enstis770/
Anstip770/
Anstid770/
Anstice71731/
Anstipp7113/
Amstess711/
Henstis710/
Ainstie710/
Anstitt710/
Ansty67228/
Ansta6710/
Anste676/
Ancti671/
Amsti671/
Henstess670/

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