# Anastasia (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/anastasia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,039 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,186 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 297,156 people |
| Change since 2000 | +10% (943 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /æn.əˈsteɪ.ʒə/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Anastasia in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Similar surnames

Anastasio, Anastasi, Amezquita, Ancheta, Amstutz, Amsden, Aungst, Angstadt, Anstey, Amjad, Aniceto.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.