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    The surname Astley

    An English place surname, carried by 320 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A234

    Astley: #62,531 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Astley #62,531, 320 people Astley: #62,531 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Astley #62,531, 320 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Astley is more common than 61.5% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English ēast + lēah, meaning “east meadow” or “east clearing”. Equivalent to east + -ley (“lea”).

    Astley 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 320 people named Astley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 964,830 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 314.

    #62,531
    rank among US surnames
    320
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #60,083)

    Who is named Astley

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

    93% of people named Astley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Astleys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thea Astley
      Australian novelist (1925-2004)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Astley

    Astley has the Soundex code A234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A234.

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Astley come from?
    From Old English ēast + lēah, meaning “east meadow” or “east clearing”. Equivalent to east + -ley (“lea”).
    How common is the surname Astley?
    320 people in the United States had the surname Astley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 964,830 Americans. It ranked 62,531st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Astley?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Astley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Astley?
    Thea Astley, Australian novelist (1925-2004).
    Where is the surname Astley most common?
    Wikidata records people named Astley in Australia.
    What type of surname is Astley?
    Astley is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Astley getting more or less common?
    More common. 314 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 320 in 2010, up 1.9%.