Find out how popular the last name Anastacio is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Anastacio.

Anastacio, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Anastacio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Anastacio in America

Anastacio is the 26795th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Anastacio surname appeared 908 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Anastacio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Anastacio to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Anastacio

The surname ANASTACIO is of Portuguese origin, with its earliest roots dating back to the 15th century in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The name is derived from the Greek name Anastasius, which means "resurrection" or "one who will rise again." This name was adopted by early Portuguese Christians and eventually evolved into the surname ANASTACIO.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ANASTACIO surname can be found in the records of the Convento de Nossa Senhora da Graça in Tavira, Algarve, where a certain Joao ANASTACIO is mentioned as a benefactor in the year 1457. This suggests that the name was already established in the region by the mid-15th century.

As the Portuguese empire expanded globally, the ANASTACIO surname spread to other territories, including Brazil and the Portuguese colonies in Africa and Asia. In Brazil, for instance, there are records of a Manoel ANASTACIO who served as a magistrate in the city of Salvador in the late 17th century.

Notable individuals with the ANASTACIO surname include:

1. Gaspar ANASTACIO (c. 1575-1629), a Portuguese Jesuit priest and mathematician known for his work on logarithms and his contributions to the development of the astrolabe.

2. José ANASTACIO de Figueiredo (1718-1800), a Portuguese priest and philosopher who was a prominent figure in the Age of Enlightenment in Portugal.

3. Joaquim ANASTACIO Nunes Pinto (1764-1837), a Portuguese military officer and politician who served as the Governor of Madeira from 1826 to 1837.

4. José ANASTACIO de Meneses (1840-1914), a Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician who served as the President of the State of Rio Grande do Sul in the late 19th century.

5. Beatriz ANASTACIO (1918-1997), a Portuguese actress and singer who gained popularity in the mid-20th century for her performances in theater and on radio.

While the ANASTACIO surname has evolved over time, with variations such as ANASTACIO and ANASTÁCIO appearing in different regions, its origins can be traced back to the Algarve region of Portugal, where it has been present for over five centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Anastacio

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Anastacio.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Anastacio was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Anastacio has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Anastacio was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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