Anstey
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Anstie
Etymology edit
From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun edit
Anstey (countable and uncountable, plural Ansteys)
- A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).
- A village in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the place in Hertfordshire.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Anstey is the 36788th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Anstey is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Anstey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44.