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Surname Etymology and Meaning of ANSTEY

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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.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)