How common is the surname Astor?

807 people in the United States had the surname Astor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 382,584 Americans. It ranked 29,309th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Astor?

In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Astor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Astor?

Mary Astor, American actress and author (1906–1987), followed by John Jacob Astor IV.

Where is the surname Astor most common?

Wikidata records people named Astor in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Astor getting more or less common?

More common. 802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 807 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Astor

A patronymic surname, carried by 807 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Astor is more common than 81.9% of them.

Origin

Name of John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), born in Walldorf, near Heidelsberg, in the Electoral Palatinate. Astor was the descendant of Savoyard Waldensians who had fled to Germany in the preceding century. Likely from the Occitan astur "hawk".

Astor is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 807 people named Astor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 382,584 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 802.

#29,309

rank among US surnames

807

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #28,118)

Who is named Astor

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

71% of people named Astor identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 8.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Astors

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Astor
American actress and author (1906–1987)
John Jacob Astor IV
American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel , 1864–1912
Madeleine Astor
American socialite and Titanic survivor (1893-1940)
Gertrude Astor
American actress (1887-1977)
Brooke Astor
American philanthropist, socialite, and writer (1902–2007)
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
American politician (1848-1919)
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
American socialite (1830–1908)
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
American-born English politician and newspaper proprietor (1879-1952)
William Backhouse Astor, Sr.
American businessman (1792-1875)
Vincent Astor
American businessman and art collector (1891–1959)
William Backhouse Astor, Jr.
American businessman, yachtsman, and racehorse owner/breeder, 1829–1892

Notable Astors come mostly from the United States (10) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Astor

Astorga

Astor has the Soundex code A236, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A236.

Questions

Where does the surname Astor come from?: Name of John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), born in Walldorf, near Heidelsberg, in the Electoral Palatinate. Astor was the descendant of Savoyard Waldensians who had fled to Germany in the preceding century. Likely from the Occitan astur "hawk".
How common is the surname Astor?: 807 people in the United States had the surname Astor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 382,584 Americans. It ranked 29,309th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Astor?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Astor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Astor?: Mary Astor, American actress and author (1906–1987), followed by John Jacob Astor IV.
Where is the surname Astor most common?: Wikidata records people named Astor in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Astor?: Astor is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Astor getting more or less common?: More common. 802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 807 in 2010, up 0.6%.