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    The surname Astbury

    An English place surname, carried by 319 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex A231

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Astbury is more common than 61.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Habitational surname from the village of Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English ēast (“east”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).

    Astbury is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 319 people named Astbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 967,854 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 283.

    #62,714
    rank among US surnames
    319
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.7%
    change since 2000 (was #65,492)

    Who is named Astbury

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Astbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as two or more races and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Two or more races 4.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Astburys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Astbury
      British biochemist (1898-1961)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Astbury has the Soundex code A231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A231.

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Astbury come from?
    Habitational surname from the village of Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English ēast (“east”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).
    How common is the surname Astbury?
    319 people in the United States had the surname Astbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 967,854 Americans. It ranked 62,714th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Astbury?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Astbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Astbury?
    William Astbury, British biochemist (1898-1961).
    Where is the surname Astbury most common?
    Wikidata records people named Astbury in the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Astbury?
    Astbury is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Astbury getting more or less common?
    More common. 283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 319 in 2010, up 13%.
    What are other spellings of Astbury?
    Asbury.