Astor Surname
Approximately 4,783 people bear this surname
Astor Surname Definition:
A variant of Easter, q.v.
Astor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,385 | 1:73,096 | 12,591 |
| United States | 1,201 | 1:301,798 | 27,800 |
| Germany | 498 | 1:161,658 | 19,191 |
| France | 443 | 1:149,938 | 23,230 |
| Venezuela | 236 | 1:127,983 | 4,218 |
| Spain | 187 | 1:250,011 | 15,999 |
| England | 176 | 1:316,580 | 23,688 |
| Argentina | 139 | 1:307,507 | 24,515 |
| Uruguay | 49 | 1:70,036 | 7,400 |
| Peru | 39 | 1:814,978 | 17,459 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | 1:61,999 | 4,975 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
The alternate forms: Ástor (1) & Âstor (1) are calculated separately.
Astor (4,274) may also be a first name.
Astor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Easter, q.v.
(English) Descendant of Easter (name given to a child born at Easter tide).
Local. Oster, a town in North Jutland. 'Aστήρ, Greek, a star. Austeuer, German, a dowry, a portion, Ooster, the east part.
Willielmus Fitz-Estur or Estor, and Robert Estur, of Normandy, 1180; Andreas Estor, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard, William, and Juliana Astor, of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Astor Demographics
Average Male Astor Height
176.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Astor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Astor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Astor (Arabic: استور, Marathi: हकटोर, Russian: Астор) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ástor or Âstor. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Astor? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 99,055th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,523,635 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Astor reside; 30 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Astor is also the 105,917th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 4,274 people.
The last name Astor is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,385 people, or 1 in 73,096. In The Philippines Astor is mostly concentrated in: Bicol, where 41 percent live, National Capital Region, where 18 percent live and Calabarzon, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines it is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Astor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Astor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,071 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Astor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Astor surname are 4.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Astor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.89% more than the national average, earning 542,981 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,662 per year; in United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% less than the national average, earning $44,709 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Astor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Astor in the Marathi language | ||
| हकटोर | hakatora | 66.67 |
| टोर | tora | 33.33 |
| Astor in the Russian language | ||
| Астор | astor | - |
| Astor in the Arabic language | ||
| استور | astwr | - |
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