Explore the Family Name Anglesey

The meaning of Anglesey

Welsh: habitational name from the island of Anglesey (Welsh name: Ynys Môn), which is recorded as Anglesege in 1098, Ongulsey in the 13th century, and Angliseye in 1304–5. The placename means ‘Ongull’s island’, from the Old Norse personal name Ǫngull in the possessive case + ey ‘island’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Anglesey has exhibited positive growth. In 2000, it ranked 80,216th in terms of commonality. By 2010, however, its ranking had improved to 72,105, which indicates a boost of approximately 10.11%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also increased from 220 to 270 during this period, reflecting an increase of about 22.73%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname Anglesey per 100,000 population rose by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#72,105	10.11%
Count	220	270	22.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anglesey

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Anglesey identify as White. This demographic's percentage rose slightly from 97.27% in 2000 to 97.78% in 2010. During the same period, the representation of Hispanics under this surname dropped from 2.27% to none. The figures for other ethnic groups, including Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, remained stagnant at zero. The change in these percentages signifies shifts in ethnic identification among those carrying the Anglesey surname over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	97.78%	0.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%