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

Anastasio, 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 Anastasio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Anastasio in America

Anastasio is the 16644th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Anastasio surname appeared 1,721 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Anastasio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Anastasio 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 Anastasio

The surname Anastasio is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the medieval era. It is derived from the Greek name Anastasius, which means "resurrection" or "rising again". This name was commonly given to children born around the Easter holiday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Anastasio was initially a given name before becoming a hereditary surname. One of the earliest recorded instances of this name can be found in a document from the 11th century, where it appears as "Anastasio de Firenze", referring to an individual from Florence, Italy.

During the 13th century, the Anastasio name was associated with the noble Anastasio family of Genoa, a prominent maritime republic in Italy. This family played an influential role in the city's political and economic affairs, and their surname is mentioned in various historical records from that time period.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Anastasio was Matteo Anastasio, a renowned Renaissance painter from Messina, Sicily. He was active between 1470 and 1520 and is best known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches in Sicily.

Another individual of significance was Giovanni Battista Anastasio, a 16th-century philosopher and theologian from Naples. He was a prominent figure in the intellectual circles of his time and authored several treatises on metaphysics and theology.

In the 18th century, the Anastasio surname gained further recognition through the exploits of Antonio Anastasio, a celebrated Italian architect and engineer. He was responsible for the construction of several notable buildings and infrastructure projects in Naples and its surrounding regions.

Over the centuries, the Anastasio surname has also been associated with various places in Italy, such as the town of Anastasio in the Molise region, which likely derived its name from an early settler or landowner bearing this surname.

Other notable individuals with the Anastasio surname include Guido Anastasio (1555-1623), a renowned Italian jurist and legal scholar, and Giuseppe Anastasio (1776-1838), an Italian composer and music theorist active during the classical period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Anastasio

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

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 Anastasio 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 Anastasio 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 Anastasio was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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