Explore the Family Name Anstett

The meaning of Anstett

German: 1. from the medieval personal name Anstett, a vernacular derivative of Greek Anastasios (see Anastasio). 2. habitational name from Anstedt in Lower Saxony.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Anstett holds a rank of 26,362 in terms of popularity as of 2010. This reflects a slight decline from its previous rank of 25,908 in the year 2000, with a change percentage of -1.75%. However, the total number of people carrying the Anstett surname has increased over this decade, as indicated by a count of 926 in 2010 compared to 891 in 2000. Despite this increase in absolute numbers, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by about 6%, from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,908	#26,362	-1.75%
Count	891	926	3.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anstett

When considering ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Anstett surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 96.63% to 95.90%. The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also shows a small portion identifying with two or more ethnicities, increasing slightly from 1.23% to 1.3% over the same period. There were no individuals with the Anstett surname identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but by 2010 there was a small representation of these groups, with 0.54% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.62% as Hispanic. The representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native in the surname population decreased from 0.79% in 2000 to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	95.9%	-0.76%
Hispanic	0%	1.62%	0%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.3%	5.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.79%	0%	0%