The anstey Surname

anstey Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from any of the dozen places in England called Anstey or Ansty, from Old English anstiga, a compound of an ‘one’ + stig ‘path’, denoting a short stretch of road forking at both ends. The surname is found principally in Somerset and the West Country.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The anstey name in History

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anstey Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of anstey Families in the US in 1920

Number of anstey families

10-18

4-9

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Anstey/Anesty	CoriLeighL	4
anstee (possible variation)	GENEM	6
Hello	Darrel Anstey	14
English Ansteys - Devon/London/Berkshire	Jenie Scott	12
Any info on	jeanbjbell	5
Newfoundland Ansteys	jeocan	4
Anstey's of Twillingate	Carolyn Fleming	11
anstey of twillingate, nfld.	andy	8
Twillingate Ansteys	John R.Fleet	3
Hello	Jim Anstey	54

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