Explore the Family Name Anast

The meaning of Anast

American shortened form of Greek and in some cases also of Macedonian, Serbian, or Bulgarian patronymics derived from the Greek personal name Anastasios and its South Slavic variants (see Anastas).

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How common is the last name Anast in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Anast" saw a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 56,392nd in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had slipped to 60,505th. This shift represents a decline of 7.29%. The actual number of individuals carrying this surname also fell slightly from 339 in 2000 to 333 in 2010, a drop of 1.77%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population also decreased by 15.38% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#60,505	-7.29%
Count	339	333	-1.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anast

When considering ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname "Anast" identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 1.95%. In 2000, 96.17% identified as white, dropping to 94.29% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic rose from 2.06% to 3.00%, an increase of 45.63%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals who reported as belonging to two or more races in 2000, by 2010, this category constituted 1.50% of the Anast surname holders. There were no changes in percentages for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.17%	94.29%	-1.95%
Hispanic	2.06%	3%	45.63%
Two or More Races	0%	1.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%