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UK surname

Anstice

In the 1881 census there were 127 people recorded with the Anstice surname, ranking it #17,166 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 182, ranked #20,890, down from #17,166 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Swindon, Lyddington and Burton-on-Trent. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mendip, East Riding of Yorkshire and Newport.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Anstice is 189 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 43.3%.

1881 census count

127

Ranked #17,166

Modern count

182

2016, ranked #20,890

Peak year

1999

189 bearers

Map years

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1881 to 2016

Key insights

  • Anstice had 127 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #17,166 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 182 in 2016, ranked #20,890.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 161 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Anstice surname distribution map

The map shows where the Anstice surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Anstice surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Anstice over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 95 #17,707
1861 historical 54 #27,127
1881 historical 127 #17,166
1891 historical 122 #21,053
1901 historical 126 #19,970
1911 historical 161 #17,072
1997 modern 169 #19,578
1998 modern 185 #18,973
1999 modern 189 #18,862
2000 modern 179 #19,494
2001 modern 176 #19,415
2002 modern 186 #19,150
2003 modern 175 #19,690
2004 modern 169 #20,206
2005 modern 166 #20,379
2006 modern 169 #20,294
2007 modern 170 #20,471
2008 modern 165 #21,056
2009 modern 172 #20,950
2010 modern 171 #21,481
2011 modern 184 #20,363
2012 modern 177 #20,836
2013 modern 182 #20,795
2014 modern 181 #21,033
2015 modern 184 #20,719
2016 modern 182 #20,890

Geography

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Where Anstices are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Swindon, Lyddington, Burton-on-Trent, Petherton, South and Roach. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mendip, East Riding of Yorkshire, Newport, Forest of Dean and Taunton Deane. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Swindon, Lyddington Wiltshire
3 Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire
4 Petherton, South Somerset
5 Roach Cornwall

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mendip 002 Mendip
2 East Riding of Yorkshire 022 East Riding of Yorkshire
3 Newport 005 Newport
4 Forest of Dean 007 Forest of Dean
5 Taunton Deane 007 Taunton Deane

Forenames

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First names often paired with Anstice

These lists show first names that appear often with the Anstice surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Anstice

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Anstice, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Anstice surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Anstice household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Anstice is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Anstice is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Anstice falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Anstice is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 20-25 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Anstice, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Anstice families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Anstice surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Somerset leads with 38 Anstices recorded in 1881 and an index of 20.17x.

County Total Index
Somerset 38 20.17x
Monmouthshire 24 28.37x
Gloucestershire 15 6.54x
Devon 10 4.10x
Cornwall 7 5.28x
Middlesex 7 0.60x
Shropshire 7 6.92x
Pembrokeshire 3 8.07x
Hampshire 2 0.83x
Warwickshire 2 0.68x
Berkshire 1 1.14x
Derbyshire 1 0.55x
Essex 1 0.43x
Glamorgan 1 0.49x
Oxfordshire 1 1.38x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. South Petherton in Somerset leads with 34 Anstices recorded in 1881 and an index of 3505.15x.

Place Total Index
South Petherton 34 3505.15x
St Woollos 20 211.86x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 8 37.02x
Bristol St James St Paul 7 91.50x
Madeley 7 188.68x
Kilmington 5 2500.00x
Christchurch 4 152.67x
Shoreditch London 4 7.88x
Easton In Gordano 3 394.74x
Fishguard 3 370.37x
Maker 3 245.90x
Plympton St Mary 3 212.77x
Aston 2 2.46x
Gwennap 2 80.00x
Hillingdon 2 53.62x
St Issey 2 740.74x
Banbury 1 68.97x
Burnham 1 69.44x
Holdenhurst 1 15.90x
Hornsey 1 6.76x
Hungerford 1 84.03x
Newton Ferrers 1 357.14x
Roath 1 10.80x
South Stoneham 1 19.23x
Stockland 1 285.71x
Wanstead 1 24.69x
Winshill 1 85.47x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Anstice surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 6
Edith 4
Elizabeth 4
Ellen 4
Louisa 3
Sarah 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Blanche 2
Martha 2
Amy 1
Ann 1
Bessie 1
Betsy 1
Charlotte 1
Diana 1
E.Eva 1
Elizth. 1
Emily 1
Esther 1
F. 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Harriet 1
Helena 1
Infant 1
Jane 1
Lucy 1
Mar.Jane 1
Maria 1
May 1
Mercia 1
Rosina 1
Susan 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Anstice surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 11
Charles 8
William 6
George 4
Herbert 3
Wm. 3
Fredrick 2
Henry 2
Joseph 2
Simeon 2
Benjamin 1
Bertie 1
Brian 1
David 1
Earnest 1
Eli 1
Felix 1
Francis 1
Frederick 1
G.C. 1
James 1
Jethro 1
Norman 1
Richard 1
Robert 1
Samuel 1
Stephen 1
Terey 1
Thomas 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1

FAQ

Anstice surname: questions and answers

How common was the Anstice surname in 1881?

In 1881, 127 people were recorded with the Anstice surname. That placed it at #17,166 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Anstice surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 182 in 2016. That gives Anstice a modern rank of #20,890.

What does the Anstice map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Anstice bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.