The anstey Surname
anstey Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of the dozen places in England
called Anstey or Ansty, from Old English anstiga, a compound
of an ‘one’ + stig ‘path’, denoting a short
stretch of road forking at both ends. The surname is found principally
in Somerset and the West Country.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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