Anstey

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Anstie

Etymology

From Old English ān (“one; a, an”) + stig (“path”). Compare Ansty, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Anstey (countable and uncountable, plural Ansteys)

1. A small village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4032).
2. A village in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England.
3. A habitational surname from Old English from the place in Hertfordshire.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Anstey is the 36788^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Anstey is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Anstey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 44.

Anagrams

• Tansey, stayne, yentas